# Accident 20070903018849A: Aronca S15AC, Mason Lake, WA, September 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mason Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3333° N, 122.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3333&lon=-122.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1118H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca S15AC (registry code 0191204, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-s15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA S15AC
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903018849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/03/2007 N1118H, AN AERONCA S15AC ON FLOATS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAKING OFF FROM MASON LAKE, WA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLOAT HIT A BOAT WAKE. THE PILOT CORRECTED AND CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING TIP IN THE WATER AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND CAME TO A STOP RESTING UPRIGHT, WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS, THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT OR PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE HURT.

## 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 LAX07CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA264), Sep 3, 2007: Aeronca S15AC (N1118H), Shelton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during takeoff following the inadvertent encounter with a boat's wake.

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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