Morton S Dismuke SPENCER AMPHIB 1-12E N112MD

Summary

On 4 August 2001 at about 20:30 local time, a Morton S Dismuke SPENCER AMPHIB 1-12E registered N112MD was involved in an accident near Pensacola, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2001 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Coordinates

30.3694, -87.4367

Aircraft

Morton S Dismuke SPENCER AMPHIB 1-12E

Registration

N112MD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pensacola → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA208

Nobody was injured.

The dragging of the right wing during water operations for undetermined reasons resulting in the airplane flipping inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated they landed on Perdido and to perform water maneuvers. During the first water maneuver the airplane developed a tendency to turn to the right as it gained speed. On the second maneuver, at 20 to 25 knots, the airplane again started turning to the right. He reduced engine power to investigate what was wrong, and when he did the right wing went further into the water and the airplane turned over inverted. The left wing went into the water and contacted the bottom of the bay. Their intentions, had the accident not occurred, was to take off after high speed taxiing and return to Coastal Airport. Postcrash examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector showed the right float was damaged during the accident and it could not be determined what was causing the airplane to turn right during water operations..

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.