Arctic Circle Air Service Inc.
Also recorded as: Arctic Air Service Inc., Arctic Circle Air Service Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
13 records, spanning 1989–2007.
Operated by Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to adequately remove frost contamination from the airplane, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain during an emergency landing after takeoff.
Operated by Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. (per NTSB report)
A collision with trees during takeoff-initial climb for an undetermined reason.
Operated by Arctic Circle Air Service Inc. (per NTSB report)
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent nose gear collapse during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in an inadvertent wheels up landing. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention.
Operated by Arctic Air Service Inc. (per NTSB report)
Water contamination and freezing of the landing gear actuator that prevented the extension of the right main landing gear, resulting in a gear-up landing. Factors contributing to the accident were freezing temperatures at the accident location, and inadequate maintenance/servicing of the landing gear system by company maintenance personnel.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)
An in-flight collision with a bird.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)
inadequate visual look-out by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's airplanes.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)
A FAILURE OF THE #2 MAIN ENGINE BEARING AND SUBSEQUENT FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE (per NTSB report)
A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. ICY RUNWAY CONDITIONS AND A LACK OF A LOCAL NOTAM TO REPORT THE RUNWAY CONDITION BY LOCAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC. (per NTSB report)
INADEQUATE SECURITY OF THE CARGO WHICH SHIFTED REARWARD DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OVER GROSS WEIGHT CONDITION, AND THE IMPROPER ALTERATION OF THE TIE DOWN RINGS BY THE OVERHAULING MAINTENANCE FACILITY.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE, INC (per NTSB report)
THE AIRPLANE STALLED WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE (per NTSB report)
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING AT THE TIME WERE FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT.
Operated by ARCTIC CIRCLE AIR SERVICE INC (per NTSB report)
SEPARATION OF THE TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPERS FROM THE CRANKSHAFT BOSS.
FAA enforcement actions
No FAA enforcement actions linked to this operator.
Maintenance disclosure history
No maintenance difficulty reports on file. Note: SDR filing is largely voluntary, so absence is not evidence of a clean maintenance history.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N19BR | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N20086 | HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88 | — | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N2088Z | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N300SN | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N402ET | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N451SA | AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB | 2004 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N5187B | FARMIN TED C/N ID HS AEROSPACE VANS ACFT INC RV-12 | 2025 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N73467 | CESSNA T207A | 1980 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N756EA | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N8290T | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N84547 | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
- N5187B (FARMIN TED C/N ID HS AEROSPACE VANS ACFT INC RV-12) — records 2007 · registered to FARMIN TED C (owner ≠ operator)
- N2088Z — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N300SN — records 2004 · now operated by Hyannis Air Service Inc.
- N402ET — records 2000–2003 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N451SA (AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB) — records 1997 · registered to BOBBITT COLE T (owner ≠ operator)
- N19BR — records 1995 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N73467 (CESSNA T207A) — records 1995 · now operated by RYAN AIR, INC.
- N20086 (HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88) — records 1992 · registered to FUNKHOUSER DARYL (owner ≠ operator)
- N84547 — records 1992 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N8290T — records 1990 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N756EA — records 1989 · no longer on the FAA registry