National Air and Space Museum Archives

Sylvia Achter Photography Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2004.0024
Creators:
Achter, Sylvia
Dates:
bulk 1980-2003
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.01 Cubic feet
(1 folder)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 49 scanned photographs relating to Sylvia Achter and her aviation career. The scans were produced by the National Air and Space Museum's Archives Division, from originals lent by, and returned to, Ms. Achter.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Sylvia Achter (b. 1968) has amassed over 3000 hours of commercial flying hours, including over 800 agricultural spraying hours. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, she graduated from Lethbridge Community College in 1989, and is currently taking distance education courses from Oregon State University. From 1995 until 1997 Achter was first a flight attendant, and then a charter line pilot, with First Air / Ptarmigan Airways (Northwest Territories). From Ptarmigan Airways, Achter moved to NTair Inc. (Prince George, British Columbia), where she was a scheduled and charter line pilot. She then worked from 1998 until 2000 as a charter and medevac airline pilot for Alkan Air (Whitehorse, Yukon), and also as a charter line pilot for Centennial Flight Center (Edmonton, Alberta). From May of 2000 until June of 2002, Achter worked at ranches, feed yards and Can-Am Horse Transport before becoming employed in March of 2002 by Tri-Rotor Spray and Chemical, a Division of J & L Smith Farms, located in Ulysses, Kansas. Over her aviation career, she has flown the following aircraft: Beech Super King Air 200; De Havilland DHC-7 Twin Otter: Piper 30, PA-31-350 Navaho Chieftain, PA-44 Seminole, and PA-18 Super Cub: Cessna 340, 337 Skymaster, 206 Super Skywagon, 182P Skyland, 172 Skyhawk, 152/150, and 188A Ag Wagon; Air Tractor AT-402; and Ayres Thrush S2R 550. She is a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA), and has a Kansas Pesticide Applicators License.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Achter, Sylvia., Gift, 2003

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Sylvia Achter Photography Collection, 2004-0024, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aerial spraying and dusting in agriculture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cessna 340 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ayres Corp Turbo-Thrush S2R Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cessna 188A AgWagon B Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lockheed C-141Starlifter Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Beech Super King Air 200 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
de Havilland (Canada) DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300l Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Airbus A310 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Digital images Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tri-Rotor Spray & Chemical Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ptarmigan Airway LTD Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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