- Date
- December 11, 1979
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N56ATInterstate S1B2
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791211034099A
- Case key
- 132918
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2885 79/12/11 SITKA,AK INTERSTATE S1B2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N56AT PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 59, 6658 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 564 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SITKA SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SITKA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.COURSE SNOW & ICE NOT COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM AERODYNAMIC SURFACES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56AT
- Reported as
- Interstate S1B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sitka Seaplane
N56ATRegistration cancelled May 9, 2022 · Arctic S-1B2Airframe modelArctic S-1B2Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.