Aerosports Connection FB-582 accident near Perth Amboy, New Jersey, August 21, 2000
On August 21, 2000 at about 2:51 pm local time, a Aerosports Connection FB-582, registered UNREG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Perth Amboy, New Jersey. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing for take off on water.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 21, 2000 · about 2:51 pm local time
- Place
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerosports Connection FB-582
- Registration
- UNREG · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While taxiing for takeoff, a gust of wind 'caught' the nose of the seaplane and flipped it inverted. The pilot stated that he had recently purchased the seaplane in Florida and received instruction on how to operate it from the manufacturer. Prior to the flight, the pilot contacted his flight instructor by cell phone to receive some additional verbal instruction on taxiing the seaplane. The winds reported by a nearby airport, at the time of the accident, were from 360 degrees at 7 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 885 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE at 2:51 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 154°F (68°C), dew point 115°F (46°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:51 pm from EWR, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under UNREG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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