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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman HU-16 · August 25, 2018

Date: August 25, 2018 · 13:08 local
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1955G
Reported as: Grumman HU-16
Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1820 series
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total

N1955GRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2019 · Grumman HU-16S/N 137933 · Built 1954 Airframe modelGrumman HU-16 Engine modelWright R-1820 seriesReciprocating

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.

On August 25, 2018, the greensboro (gso) FSDO was notified by the atlanta roc that N-1955G an albatross departed ecg, elizabeth city north carolina.

400 Miles off the coast at approximately 13:08PM local time it landed to drop a weather buoy. On takeoff after it released the buoy it hit something in the water and put a hole in the nose of the aircraft.

The coast guard rescued 5 individuals, no injuries. Aircraft left for the owner to deal with. Coast guard informed pilot that it does not tow aircraft. Pilot is privacy data omitted. Aircraft is in international waters. Crew was pickup by a container ship and that ship will link up with a U.S. Navy ship and return the crew back to north carolina.

Tracking of the plane has ceased and it is believed to have sunk. This matter is closed with no further action.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 25, 2018, THE GREENSBORO (GSO) FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY THE ATLANTA ROC THAT N-1955G AN ALBATROSS DEPARTED ECG, ELIZABETH CITY NORTH CAROLINA.

400 MILES OFF THE COAST AT APPROXIMATELY 13:08PM LOCAL TIME IT LANDED TO DROP A WEATHER BUOY. ON TAKEOFF AFTER IT RELEASED THE BUOY IT HIT SOMETHING IN THE WATER AND PUT A HOLE IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

THE COAST GUARD RESCUED 5 INDIVIDUALS, NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT LEFT FOR THE OWNER TO DEAL WITH. COAST GUARD INFORMED PILOT THAT IT DOES NOT TOW AIRCRAFT. PILOT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT IS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS. CREW WAS PICKUP BY A CONTAINER SHIP AND THAT SHIP WILL LINK UP WITH A U.S. NAVY SHIP AND RETURN THE CREW BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA.

TRACKING OF THE PLANE HAS CEASED AND IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SUNK. THIS MATTER IS CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION.