# Accident 19971206037459A: Arctic S1B2, Worland, WY, December 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1997, 11:20 local time
- Place: Worland, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BZHA
- Location: 44.0002° N, 107.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0002&lon=-107.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71AT-2013-03-25) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,290 total, 5,570 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037459A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) ACFT MADE EMER LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON LANDING. WORLAND, WY. (.4)THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD, PICKED UP HIS PASSENGER, AND TOOK OFF AGAIN TO LOOK FOR STRAY LIVESTOCK. SPOTTING THREE HEAD OF CATTLE, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND INITIATED A SHALLOW DESCENDING TURN. WHEN HE ATTEMPTE TO REAPPLIED POWER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE ENGINE POWER, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A DRY CREEK BED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF DURING THE FORCED LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO CONTAMINANTS IN THE FUEL, AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE FUEL VENT. FUEL, AIR, AND IGNITION SYSTEM CONTINUITY WERE ESTABLISHED.

## 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 FTW98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA065), Dec 6, 1997: Artic S-1B2 (N71AT), Worland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A related factor was the rough and uneven terrain on which the forced landing was made.

## Other reports on N71AT (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020816023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816023429A), Aug 16, 2002: Arctic S1B2 (N71AT), Meeteetse, WY, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Causal factors to the fatal accident are the pilots limited experience in this make and model as well as in the game counting operations he was engaged…
- [Accident 19911221060529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911221060529A), Dec 21, 1991: Arctic S1B2 (N71AT), Lysite, WY, Substantial damage. On aerial game survey encountered a severe downdraft. Began turn away from ridge. Unable recover. Impact deep snow.

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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