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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB · San Andreas, CA · November 23, 2012

Date
November 23, 2012 · 15:40 local
Place
San Andreas, CA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8VS
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA050
Reported as
Sater Vernon D Coot A-AMPHIB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witness reported the aircraft turned rt base for rwy 31, nosed down and the wings appeared to seperate prior to impact.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RT BASE FOR RWY 31, NOSED DOWN AND THE WINGS APPEARED TO SEPERATE PRIOR TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.