# Accident 20080414831849A: Arctic S1B2, Rock River, WY, April 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2008, 10:38 local time
- Place: Rock River, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8878° N, 105.9314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8878&lon=-105.9314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73WY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WY-2010-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arctic S-1B2 (registry code 0790208, https://openairdocs.org/model/arctic-s-1b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARCTIC S1B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080414831849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS AT LOW LEVEL, FLIGHT MANEUVERING. PILOT MADE LEFT TURN, STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 LAX08LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA103), Apr 14, 2008: Artic S-1B2 (N73WY), Rock River, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering that led to an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor in the accident was the low altitude of the flight that reduced the time…

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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