- Date
- August 9, 1988, 18:00 local (Aug 10, 1988, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kotzebue, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58ATArtic S-1B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880809035539A
- Case key
- 5049
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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.
Analysis
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 stalled and crashed. According to witnesses the winds in the acc were not conducive to safe operation and the plt had been warned to stay clear. Other operators canceled flts during the period of unfavorable winds in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58AT
- Reported as
- Artic S-1B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1009
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerome Augdahl
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OTZ · Kotzebue, 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,050 total · 30 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.