# Incident 19830515034299I: Cessna 152, Pontiac, MI, May 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1983, 15:45 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4888H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4888H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515034299I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN ON STRIKING TWO DUCKS DURING CLIMBOUT. PILOT RECEIVED FACIAL CUTS AND SCRATCHES.

## Other reports on N4888H (1)

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

- [Accident 19840128001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840128001579A), Jan 28, 1984: Cessna 152 (N4888H), Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Student lost control while landing in a gusty crosswind. Veered off the runway into a snowbank.

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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