- Date
- July 8, 1982, 09:56 local (16:56 UTC)
- Place
- Bellingham, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9931XCoot Amphibian
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820708026349A
- Case key
- 69921
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Analysis
The aircraft was being flown on a local test flight following a new engine installation. This was only the second flight for this home built aircraft. During climb-out, the engine lost power and there was insufficient altitude for a normal runway landing. The aircraft was landed within the airport boundaries, but received hull damage on rough terrain. The power loss was traced to a malfunction of the propeller governor. According to the pilot, this was caused by a fouled cable.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9931X
- Reported as
- Coot Amphibian
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- A-100
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-C, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Norman H. Hoffar
- Registered owner
- David L. Empey
- Departed
- BLI · Bellingham, WA
- Destination
- BLI · Bellingham, WA
- Airport
- BLI · Bellingham International, runway 16, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 255 total · 4 in this make and model · 220 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BLI
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.