Arctic Aircraft Corp. S-1B2 accident near Meeteetse, WY
On August 16, 2002, an Arctic Aircraft Corp. S-1B2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Meeteetse, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 16, 2002
- Place
- Meeteetse, WY
- Aircraft
- Arctic Aircraft Corp. S-1B2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.089°N, 108.746°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020821X01442
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 16, 2002, approximately 0830 mountain daylight time, an Arctic Interstate S-1B2, N71AT, operated by Sky Aviation of Worland, Wyoming, under contract to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain about 10 miles southeast of Meeteetse, Wyoming. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and his passenger received serious injuries. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and flight following was being utilized for the public use airplane being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 135. The flight originated in Worland, Wyoming, approximately 0615. The purpose of the flight was to count antelope. The pilot made position reports every 20 minutes. His last report was at 0720. When the pilot failed to report at 0840 and 0900, the operator was notified and an aerial search was initiated. The operator flew to the last known position, flew north and, with the aid of a weak ELT signal, located the wreckage approximately 0930. There were no known witnesses to the accident. According to a telephone conversation and a written statement submitted by the surviving passenger, he could not recall any details of the accident, but he said the flight had been routine and wind was not a factor. They had been flying in Hunt Area 77, Count Block 5, and were en route to Count Block 2. He remembered looking at his watch and it was 0811. He was "actively classifying a group of antelope," and storing each group as a waypoint in the onboard GPS (Global Positioning System) unit. He was also tape recording his observations. He said that
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the intentional low pass/slow flight maneuver.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
