# Accident 19740526017589A: Aronca 15AC, St Germain, WI, May 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: St Germain, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.9016° N, 89.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Germain, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9016&lon=-89.4874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1083H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1083H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S15AC (registry code 0191204, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA 15AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526017589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LNDD ON LAKE TURNED ACFT TO AVOID BOAT.PLT OVER CORRECTED CAUGHT L WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74DEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP46), May 26, 1974: Aeronca 15AC (N1083H), St Germain, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1083H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980731019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980731019159A), Jul 31, 1998: Aronca 15AC (N1083H), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. After liftoff windshift caused floatplane settle onto water. Drifting tried again. Hit wires and shed on shore. (From .4) the seaplane was taking off in…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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