# Accident 19850908062799A: Amtros OSPREY2, Haverhill, MA, September 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1985, 10:20 local time
- Place: Haverhill, MA
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7762° N, 71.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haverhill, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7762&lon=-71.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4979E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4979E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Ernest W OSPREY II (registry code 957051V, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-ernest-w-osprey-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTROS OSPREY2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 49 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850908062799A

## Narrative

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

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

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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