- Date
- August 23, 1988, 17:30 local (Aug 24, 1988, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hartman River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N55ADArtic S-1B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880823037769A
- Case key
- 5057
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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 pilot had just taken off from a sand bar. During climb-out on the downwind leg, he felt the engine was not producing the proper power because the airspeed was dropping and the climb had stopped. He made a left turn and crash landed on the sand bar to avoid a full stall. No mechanical problem was found with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55AD
- Reported as
- Artic S-1B2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1006
- Airframe hours
- 225
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mangiardi, Eugene J.
- Registered owner
- Eugene J. Mangiardi
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 29, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Destination
- 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 260 total · 35 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °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 N55AD · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.