# Accident 19980907034829A: Amtr SEAREY, Lake Chatuge, GA, September 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1998
- Place: Lake Chatuge, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9297° N, 83.8392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9297&lon=-83.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39CS-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vertical Concepts SEAREY (registry code 05604CO, https://openairdocs.org/model/vertical-concepts-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX914
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 965 total, 110 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907034829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH HE NOTICED WATER AT HIS FEET AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER INVERTED INTO THE WATER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET DEEP. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT AND WERE PICKED UP BE BOATERS.  THE AIRCRAFT STAYED AFLOAT UPSIDE DOWN.  THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED VOIDS IN THE FIBERGLASS MATERIAL WHICH INDICATED IT WAS LAID UP DRY.  THE PILOT STATED THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD FOUND THIS IN THERE AIRCRAFT AND IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE FACTORY.  IT APPEARS THAT DUE TO THE DRY LAY UP OF THE FIBERGLASS MATERIAL THAT IT DELAMINATED THEREBY CAUSING IT TO WEAKEN AND FRACTURE.

## 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 ATL98LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA123), Sep 7, 1998: Vertical Concepts Searey (N39CS), Hiawassee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delamination of the hull that resulted in a nose over during landing.

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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