- Date
- May 30, 1983, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N64ATArtic S-1B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830530025289A
- Case key
- 4120
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over while taxiing for takeoff on a sand bar. The plt stated that he was demonstrating handling characteristics of the acft on sand and gravel to his passenger. The acft passed over a large hummock and settled into soft sand where it nosed over. The plt stated that during the takeoff and landings he became more agressive and less attentive. He acknowledged that he was taxiing too fast and that he purposely taxied over the hummock to use it as a reference for his ground run. This sand bar is subject to soft areas during high tides. A high flood tide had occurred earlier on the day of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64AT
- Reported as
- Artic S-1B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1015
- Airframe hours
- 415
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Michael Sparaga
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1983
- Departed
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 846 total · 325 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N64AT · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.