# Accident 20020816023429A: Arctic S1B2, Meeteetse, WY, August 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2002, 07:30 local time
- Place: Meeteetse, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0889° N, 108.7464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0889&lon=-108.7464&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02GA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020816023429A

## Narrative

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

(-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 IN. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION DICLOSED THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NEAR-VERTICAL ATTITUDE. ALL OF THE AIRPLANE WAS ACCOUNTED FOR, AND THE PROPELLER SHOWED EVIDENCE OF LOW RPM. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS 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 DEN02GA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA097), Aug 16, 2002: Arctic S-1B2 (N71AT), Meeteetse, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the intentional low pass/slow flight maneuver.

## Other reports on N71AT (2)

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

- [Accident 19971206037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037459A), Dec 6, 1997: Arctic S1B2 (N71AT), Worland, WY, Substantial damage. (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,…
- [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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