Teal TSC-1A N2004T

Summary

On 6 January 1983 at about 22:00 local time, a Teal TSC-1A registered N2004T, operated by Amberson M. Webb, was involved in an accident near Port Sulphur, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 January 1983 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Sulphur, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Birdwin

Coordinates

29.4608, -89.8906

Aircraft

Teal TSC-1A

Registration

N2004T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Amberson M. Webb

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

FTW83FRD02

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ENG LOST POWER DURING A PULL-UP FROM A LOW PASS OVER THE ARPT. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE ICY MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH THE GEAR DOWN. THE AMPHIBIAN STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT IN THE RIVER & FLIPPED OVER. THE PLT & PAX ATTEMPTED TO SWIM TO SHORE BUT DUE TO THE EXCEEDINGLY COLD WATER TEMPERATURE ONLY THE PLT REACHED THE BANK OF THE RIVER. THE PAX IS MISSING & PRESUMED DROWNED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.