Plane Crash List

Arctic S1B2 N63AT

30 October 1982 · Shishmaref, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 October 1982 at about 16:50 local time, a Arctic S1B2 registered N63AT, operated by Fred Martin Goodhope, JR., was involved in an accident near Shishmaref, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Shishmaref (SHH)
Coordinates
66.0208, -165.9106
Aircraft
Arctic S1B2
Registration
N63AT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Fred Martin Goodhope, JR.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cape Espenberg → Kotzebue
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
Unk
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
ANC83LA008

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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