# Accident 19830106013009A: Teal TSC1A, Port Sulphur, LA, January 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA
- Airport: Birdwin
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4608° N, 89.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4608&lon=-89.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2004T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2004T-2013-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thurston TSC-1A (registry code 8960404, https://openairdocs.org/model/thurston-tsc-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEAL TSC1A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 612 total, 28 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106013009A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT OVER A RIVER. LANDED AMPHIBIAN IN WATER WITH GEAR DOWN. FLIPPED OVER. PASSENGER DROWNED.

## 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 FTW83FRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRD02), Jan 6, 1983: Teal TSC-1A (N2004T), Port Sulphur, LA, destroyed, 1 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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