# Incident 20071004825799I: Passen MK1, Northport, MI, October 4, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2007, 12:54 local time
- Place: Northport, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1303° N, 85.6177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northport, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1303&lon=-85.6177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N560CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Passeno C E/Bowman A H CHRISTAVIA MK 1 (registry code 056120S, https://openairdocs.org/model/passeno-c-e-bowman-a-h-christavia-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PASSEN MK1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004825799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT OPERATING AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT WATER WAS ROUGH AND UPON BEGINNING TAKING OFF, RIGHT PONTOON STAY WIRES SNAPPED. HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WHILE TAXIING THE AIRPLANE TIPPED TO RIGHT SIDE AND BEGAN TO SINK.

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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