# Fatal NTSB investigations: Arctic S-1B2

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC17FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA026.md): Arctic S 1B2 · Salcha, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 2017 · N57AT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in high winds, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to load the…
- [NTSB DEN02GA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA097.md): Arctic S-1B2 · Meeteetse, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 16, 2002 · N71AT · Destroyed
  > 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.
- [NTSB ANC93LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA143.md): Artic S-1B2 · Johnson Glacier, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1993 · N59AT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's attempted flight in an airplane which exceeded the maximum allowable weight. The high mountainous terrain was a factor.
- [NTSB ANC88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA107.md): Artic S-1B2 · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1988 · N58AT · Substantial damage
  > The airplane crashed at 2700 feet m.s.l. in a box canyon while maneuvering at low level & scouting for sheep. The top of the ridge was approximately 3200 feet m.s.l. the investigation revealed that the pilot was trying to outclimb the ridge when the airplane…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0790208'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=0790208

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