NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW82DA092
Registry · N254B
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
COLONIAL C-1
Year of manufacture
1957 · 25 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19650104
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A26673
Registrant of record
AAS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING A LANDING ON MOUNTAIN CREEK LAKE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT IN THE WATER. THE PLANE WAS TAXIED TO A BOAT RAMP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HULL WAS DENTED, A NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS BENT, AND TWO BOLTS ON THE LEFT WING SPONSON HAD FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1982_FTW82DA092.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2019 · Other
Experimental flight test vibration measurements and nondestructive inspection on a USCG HC-130H aircraft
This paper presents results of experimental flight test vibration measurements and structural inspections performed by the Federal Aviation Administration's Airworthiness Assurance NDI Validation Cent…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2016 · Journal article (IJAAA)
The Military Learner: The Acceptance of New Training Technology for C-130 Aircrews
The problem in this qualitative embedded single-case study was that business and military organizations have shrinking budgets, which has caused conflicting priorities for training funds.
- NASA NTRS 2026 · Presentation
Low Altitude RA Virtual Pilot Tabletop: Preliminary Results Summary
A virtual tabletop activity was conducted in support of NASA Airspace Operations and Safety Program’s (AOSP) Air Traffic Management and Safety (ATMS) project.
- arXiv 2025 · arXiv preprint
Next-Generation Aerial Robots -- Omniorientational Strategies: Dynamic Modeling, Control, and Comparative Analysis
Conventional multi-rotors are under-actuated systems, hindering them from independently controlling attitude from position.
- arXiv 2024 · arXiv preprint
High-fidelity study of three-dimensional turbulent transonic buffet on wide-span infinite wings
Turbulent transonic buffet is an aerodynamic instability causing periodic oscillations of lift/drag in aerospace applications.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Other
Engine System Loads Analysis Compared to Hot-Fire Data
Early implementation of structural dynamics finite element analyses for calculation of design loads is considered common design practice for high volume manufacturing industries such as automotive and…
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