- Date
- October 30, 1982
- Place
- Shishmaref, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N63ATArctic S1B2
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821030057809A
- Case key
- 72615
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Analysis
This pilot flew into the ground short of the runway, the pilot has visual deficiencies especially at twilight or in darkness. This accident took place at twilight. The pilot was hauling reindeer meat and stated the elevator jammed during final approach. An investigator found a front quarter of reindeer meat wedged against the rear flight control. This was the pilot's third accident/incident in one year. He had not reported any of the previous accidents to faa/ntsb.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63AT
- Reported as
- Arctic S1B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1014
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fred Martin Goodhope, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Fred Martin Goodhope, Jr.
- Departed
- Cape Espenberg, AK
- Destination
- Kotzebue, AK
- Airport
- SHH · Shishmaref
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.