NTSB ANC84LA099 — 1984-06-24 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N62AT

Make / Model: ARCTIC AIRCRAFT CO INC S-1B2
Year of manufacture: 1980 · 4 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19800509
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A813F6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N62AT Interstate S-1B2 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN TAKING OFF ON RWY 31 WITH AN 8 KT X-WIND, BUT AFTER HE STARTED ROLLING, HE NOTICED THE WIND HAD CHANGED TO 'DOWNWIND.' THE PLANE 'SEEMED TO PULL HARD TO THE LEFT' & HE COULD NOT MAINTAN RWY ALIGNMENT. AS THE ACFT APCHD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, HE THOUGHT HE HAD SUFFICIENT SPEED TO FLY. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY & LANDED IN A SWAMP, ABOUT 75 FT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT NOTED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ANC84LA099.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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