# Accident 19790512012999A: Amtrta COOTAMPHIB1A, Elmira, OR, May 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1979, 08:50 local time
- Place: Elmira, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0715° N, 123.3571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmira, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0715&lon=-123.3571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12MP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTA COOTAMPHIB1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,364 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790512012999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MADE A WATER LANDING WITH WHEELS DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA79FYM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM34), May 12, 1979: Coot A (N12MP), Elmira, OR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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