# Accident 19950112000439A: Arctic S1AARCTIC, Amarillo, TX, January 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1995, 17:22 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1708° N, 101.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1708&lon=-101.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37239, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37239) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1AARCTIC
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,564 total, 71 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950112000439A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE AND FLAMES IN COCKPIT UNDER FRONT FLOOR BOARDS. FORCE LANDED. ORGIN UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE EXHAUST DEFECT.

## 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 FTW95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA089), Jan 12, 1995: Interstate S-1A (N37239), Amarillo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE, THE REASON FOR WHICH WAS UNDETERMINED.

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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