Aerosports Connection FB-582 UNREG
21 August 2000 · Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2000 at about 14:51 local time, a Aerosports Connection FB-582 registered UNREG was involved in an accident near Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerosports Connection FB-582
- Registration
- UNREG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA268
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing for take off on water.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While taxiing for takeoff, a gust of wind 'caught' the nose of the seaplane and flipped it inverted. The pilot stated that he had recently purchased the seaplane in Florida and received instruction on how to operate it from the manufacturer. Prior to the flight, the pilot contacted his flight instructor by cell phone to receive some additional verbal instruction on taxiing the seaplane. The winds reported by a nearby airport, at the time of the accident, were from 360 degrees at 7 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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