# Incident 20100601035329I: Aeronca 15AC, White Lake, MI, June 1, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: White Lake, MI
- Airport: Pontiac Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6917° N, 83.5541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6917&lon=-83.5541&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1337H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1337H-2026-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 15AC (registry code 0191202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-15ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 15AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,272 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/20100601035329I

## Narrative

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

ON 06/01/2010 AT 0800 PM ET, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A WATER TAKEOFF FROM PONTIAC LAKE IN N1337H.  DURING THE INITIAL PART OF THE TAKE OFF, HIS AIRCRAFT HAS HEADED DIRECTLY TOWARD A SMALL FISHING BOAT WITH 3 OCCUPANTS. THE FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS EXTREMELY LIMITED DURING THIS PART OF THE TAKEOFF DUE TO A NORMAL NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PLANE, THE FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS IMPROVED AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN NOTICED THE FISHING BOAT. HE MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO MISS THE BOAT. HE THEN DRAGGED THE LEFT WING TIP ACROSS A SMALL ISLAND AND THROUGH BRUSH. HE CONTINUED THE TAKE OFF AND ALMOST STRUCK ANOTHER BOAT FURTHER ALONG IN HIS TAKEOFF PATH. HE RETURNED AND LANDED. THIS CREATED SEVERAL DENTS IN THE LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N1337H (1)

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

- [Accident 20161223022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161223022369A), Dec 23, 2016: Aeronca 15AC (N1337H), Waterford, MI, Substantial damage. Left brake locked/failed on touchdown (conventional gear acft) causing the aircraft to immediately veer left. Pilot attempted go around by adding power and…

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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