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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtros OSPREY2 · Haverhill, MA · September 8, 1985

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Date: September 8, 1985 · 10:20 local
Place: Haverhill, MA
Airport: Riverside
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4979E
Reported as: Amtros OSPREY2
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,250 total49 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N4979ERegistered now · Holmes Ernest W OSPREY IIS/N 782 · Built 1984 Airframe modelHolmes Ernest W OSPREY II Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft porpoised during water takeoff and went nose first into the river. Amphibian test flight.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DURING WATER TAKEOFF AND WENT NOSE FIRST INTO THE RIVER. AMPHIBIAN TEST FLIGHT.