# Accident 19820708026349A: Amtrta COOTAMPH1B1B, Bellingham, WA, July 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1982, 09:56 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7294° N, 122.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7294&lon=-122.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9931X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTA COOTAMPH1B1B
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820708026349A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.CRASH LANDED ON ROUGH GROUND NEW RUNWAY.NO ROOM TO MANEUVER. PROPELLER GOVERNOR MALFUNCTION.

## 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 SEA82DA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA103), Jul 8, 1982: Coot Amphibian (N9931X), Bellingham, WA, 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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