# Accident 19980825021839A: Westport, MA, August 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1998
- Place: Westport, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.5780° N, 71.0819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Westport, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5780&lon=-71.0819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114LS (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980825021839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT WAS BEING INSTRUCTED IN DOWNWIND LANDINGS IN THE WESPORT RIVER, WESTPORT, MA. THE STUDENT WAS ALLOWED TO FLARE HIGH AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FLOATS TOUCHED THE WATER FIRST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD.  THE INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT BY ADDING FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE RIVER.  THIS CAUSED THE FLOATS TO SHEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN THE RIVER.

## 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 IAD98LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA102), Aug 25, 1998: Cessna 185 (N114LS), Westport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane and his delayed decision to go-around. Factors related to the accident were the flight instructor's improper inflight decision to…

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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