# Accident 19850616025499A: Amtrjb PUFFIN1, Eagle River, AK, June 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1985, 13:45 local time
- Place: Eagle River, AK
- Airport: Fire Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2099° N, 149.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2099&lon=-149.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4933N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4933N-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brians Johnnie C PUFFIN (registry code 05613BR, https://openairdocs.org/model/brians-johnnie-c-puffin) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJB PUFFIN1
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 52 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616025499A

## Narrative

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

DURING A WATER TAXI TEST,THE HULL FAILED. AILERON AND ELEVATORS MADE INOPERATIVE. UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT, STALL, SPIN.

## 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 ANC85LAG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LAG01), Jun 16, 1985: Brians Puffin (N4933N), Eagle River, AK, 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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