# Accident 19980306002809A: Amtrta COOTAMPHIB1A, New Port Richey, FL, March 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Tampa Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1292° N, 82.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1292&lon=-82.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84MN-1999-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nickelson Martin COOT-A (registry code 957051S, https://openairdocs.org/model/nickelson-martin-coot-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRTA COOTAMPHIB1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980306002809A

## Narrative

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

STALLED OUT OF SLO CLIMBING TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. BURNED AFTER IMPACT. PILOT HAD NON FLYABLE MEDICAL DRUG IN SYSTEM. (-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 8 AT TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT WAS BANKED TO THE LEFT AND GAINED A MAXIMUM OF 150 FEET ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON A LEFT HAND BANKING TURN WHICH FINALLY MADE A SHARP BANK TO ABOUT 60 DEGREES AND THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN TO ABOUT 50 OR 60 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE AND ELECTRIC WIRES AND DOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND. WITNESS REPORTS ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY ALL THE WAY TO IMPACT.  AN INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES REVEALED THE RUDDER AND ELEVATOR CABLES WERE INTACT.  THE AILERONS WERE OPERATED BY TORQUE TUBES THAT GO THROUGH THE FUSELAGE AND OUT TO THE WINGS.  THE AILERON TORQUE TUBES THAT GO THROUGH THE CENTER SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WERE COMPLETELY CONSUMED IN THE FIRE.  THE TUBES WERE STILL INTACT IN THE WING EXCEPT FOR A BREAK IN THE TUBE ON THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE LEFT WING. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE PRIOR TO IMPACT.  THE PILOT DECEASED IN THE CRASH AND NO FURTHER                                   ACTION IS PLANNED.

## 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 MIA98LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA094), Mar 6, 1998: Nickelson Martin Coot (N84MN), New Port Richey, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with the terrain.

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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