# Incident 19980710030659I: Stolam RC3, Shorewood, WI, July 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1998, 07:05 local time
- Place: Shorewood, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0913° N, 87.8867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shorewood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0913&lon=-87.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N335G-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Republic RC-3 (registry code 3080202, https://openairdocs.org/model/republic-rc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A8 series (registry code 27030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a8-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOLAM RC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710030659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEGAN WATER TAKEOFF, BECAME AIRBORNE 60-65 MPH, REMAINED N "GROUND EFFECT." HIT "SWELL" BURSTING LEFT SPUNSON. TAXIED TO SHORE, LOSING RIGHT SPONSON IN THE PROCESS.

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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