# Accident 20121123026819A: Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB, San Andreas, CA, November 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2012, 15:40 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1461° N, 120.6481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1461&lon=-120.6481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VS-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB (registry code 957051X, https://openairdocs.org/model/sater-vernon-d-coot-a-amphib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SATER VERNON D COOT A-AMPHIB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121123026819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR13LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA050), Nov 23, 2012: Sater Coot A-Amphib (N8VS), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive flight control inputs, which led to flight that exceeded the structural limits of the airplane and resulted in structural failure of both wings.

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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