# Accident 19800726033189A: Amtr B, Kelso, WA, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 16:11 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1168° N, 122.8865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelso, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1168&lon=-122.8865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7141, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7141-2014-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coot B (registry code 05601GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/coot-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726033189A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE SHOWS AMPHIBIANS WING WAS DAMAGED BY SOME OBJECT IN THE AIR OR IN TAKEOFF. WING THEN FAILED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA80DYE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE47), Jul 26, 1980: Coot B (N7141), Kelso, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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