# NTSB IAD76DLQ08: Osprey 1-V, N12JV, Paducah, KY, September 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1975
- Place: Paducah, KY · PADUCAH, KY
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLQ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLQ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3108  75/9/13    PADUCAH,KY          OSPREY 1-V          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 425
        TIME - 1210                    N12JV               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PADUCAH,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT AIRBORN BUT DIDN'T CLEAR MARKER BUOYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12JV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12JV-1975-11-04), registration cancelled 1975-11-04, S/N 11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OSPREY 1-V
- Registry model: [Villeneuve OSPREY 1-V](https://openairdocs.org/model/villeneuve-osprey-1-v) (registry code 056279G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750913030659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750913030659A), Sep 13, 1975: Amtr 0562741, Paducah, KY, Destroyed. Acft airborn but didn't clear marker buoys.

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.

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