# Accident 20061012025669A: Amtr SEAREY, Everett, WA, October 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2006, 14:50 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0342° N, 122.1900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0342&lon=-122.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9877S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9877S-2013-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sorensen Gerald P SEAREY (registry code 056206L, https://openairdocs.org/model/sorensen-gerald-p-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SEAREY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 28 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012025669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT AFTER PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS ON LAKE WASHINGTON, HE FLEW TO THE EVERETT AREA AND LANDED ON STEAMBOAT SLOUGH. WHILE PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI IN THE SLOUGH, HE BELIEVES HE HIT A WAVE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DUG INTO THE WATER RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK AND THEN SINKING. THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED AND HE UNBUCKLED HIS SEAT BELT AND SWAM OUT THE WINDOW. HE ALSO STATED HIS LIFE VEST FAILED TO DEPLOY. A PASSING BOATER PULLED HIM OUT OF THE WATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 SEA07LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA011), Oct 12, 2006: Sorensen Searey (N9877S), Marysville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify an unsafe condition (strong tidal currents) prior to a water landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over when the pilot was unable to maintain aircraft control.

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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