# Accident 19930731032779A: Arctic S1B2, Johnson Glacier, AK, July 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1993
- Place: Johnson Glacier, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7007° N, 144.8903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7007&lon=-144.8903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AT-2008-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 160 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731032779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK MOUNTAIN SIDE AND BURNED. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT BY 350 LBS. HAD BELLEY TANK AND LARGE TUNDRA TIRES. NO STC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA143), Jul 31, 1993: Artic S-1B2 (N59AT), Johnson Glacier, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPTED FLIGHT IN AN AIRPLANE WHICH EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT. THE HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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