# Accident 19940319005852A: Arctic S1B1, San Antonio, TX, March 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1994, 13:51 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5394° N, 98.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5394&lon=-98.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46951-2010-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1B1 (registry code 1850302, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1b1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B1
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319005852A

## Narrative

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

3 AIRCRAFT ON PHOTO FORMATION. INTERSTATE L6 AND L2 A TCRAFT N 596BH. COLLIDED. PIPER L3 NOT INVOLVED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N596BH, Tcrafk L2ATCRAFT: [Accident 19940319005851A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319005851A)

## 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 FTW94FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA102), Mar 19, 1994: Interstate S-1B1 (N46951), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE DURING FORMATION FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION REGARDING INFLIGHT…

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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