# Accident 19810905055269A: Amtrfa TEALAMPHIB*, Verplanck, NY, September 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Verplanck, NY
- Airport: Peekskill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2543° N, 73.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verplanck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2543&lon=-73.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1365W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1365W-2014-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Teal-Washac Industries TSC-1A2 (registry code 8880102, https://openairdocs.org/model/teal-washac-industries-tsc-1a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRFA TEALAMPHIB*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,468 total, 252 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055269A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN PORPOISING ON THE STEP IN ROUGH WATER. EACH BOUNCE MORE VIOLENT UNTIL SEAPLANE NOSED INTO WATER AND FLIPPED.

## 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 NYC81FHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ15), Sep 5, 1981: Teal TSC1A2 (N1365W), Verplanck, NY, 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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