Accident · 1991-12-21

NTSB case SEA92LA030 · Artic Aircraft Corp. S-1B2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-12-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Artic Aircraft Corp. S-1B2 (N71AT)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Sky Aviation Corporation Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SKY AVIATION CORPORATION

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE RISING TERRAIN, DOWNDRAFTS, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA030

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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