# Accident 20070518014759A: Piper J3C65, Pontiac, MI, May 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6644° N, 83.4497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6644&lon=-83.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518014759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N28DR WAS OBSERVED TO BE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN PONTIAC LAKE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO SHORE, A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING FORE AND AFT SPAR WERE BENT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE FORWARD MOUNT OF LEFT FLOAT WAS BROKEN. PILOT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED.

## 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 CHI07CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA149), May 18, 2007: Piper J3C (N28DR), Waterford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, causing a water loop. A factor in the accident was the water loop encountered.

## Other reports on N28DR (1)

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

- [Accident 20250624007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624007319A), Jun 24, 2025: Piper J3C-65 (N28DR), Dunlap, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot flying JC3-65 cub, while attempting to land, struck tree tops with left wing causing aircraft to stall, striking the ground nose-first. Two persons were…

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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