# Incident 19950819032369I: Amtros OSPREY2, Sarasota-Brand, FL, August 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1995, 14:50 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3987T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3987T-2024-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexa Alex OSPREY 2 (registry code 957051N, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexa-alex-osprey-2) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 982 total, 7 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950819032369I

## Narrative

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

WATER OPS TEST FLIGHT. WAS TO RETURN TO SRQ. ENGINE INTERMITTANT. LANDED IN BAY. WATER IN FUEL. CRACKED FUEL CAP.

## Other reports on N3987T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951019038009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019038009I), Oct 19, 1995: Amtros OSPREY2 (N3987T), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 19, 1995 Mr. Phillips m. agnes, pilot in command of N3987T, an osprey 11 experimental amphibian, conducting a local test flight in the…

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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