# NTSB NYC81FHJ15: Teal TSC1A2, N1365W, Verplanck, NY, September 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1981
- Place: Verplanck, NY · VERPLANCK, NY
- Location: 41.2543° N, 73.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verplanck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2543&lon=-73.9612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2901   81/9/5    VERPLANCK,NY        TEAL TSC1A2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N1365W              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             44, 11468 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            252 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEEKSKILL SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERPLANCK,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED PITCHING VIOLENTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1365W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1365W-2014-08-21), registration cancelled 2014-08-21, S/N 038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEAL TSC1A2
- Registry model: [Teal-Washac Industries TSC-1A2](https://openairdocs.org/model/teal-washac-industries-tsc-1a2) (registry code 8880102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peekskill Spb

## 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 19810905055269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905055269A), Sep 5, 1981: Amtrfa TEALAMPHIB*, Verplanck, NY, Substantial damage. Began porpoising on the step in rough water. Each bounce more violent until seaplane nosed into water and flipped.

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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