# Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 957051X
- Manufacturer (registry): SATER VERNON D
- Model: COOT A-AMPHIB
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sater-vernon-d-coot-a-amphib

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

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## NTSB investigations (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.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20121123026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121123026819A), Nov 23, 2012: Sater Vernon D COOT A-AMPHIB (N8VS), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witness reported the aircraft turned rt base for rwy 31, nosed down and the wings appeared to seperate prior to impact.

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