# Accident 20100613037039A: Baby Ace Ho HOME BUILT, Wilmington, NC, June 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2010, 11:19 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: Pilot'S Ridge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1025° N, 77.9025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1025&lon=-77.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39D-2010-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Baby Ace Home Built HOME BUILT (registry code 00301GZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/baby-ace-home-built-home-built) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BABY ACE HO HOME BUILT
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100613037039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY. PILOT APPLIED POWER TO PERFORM A "GO AROUND". THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND HIT THE TOP OF A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS BEYOND THE TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION.  THE PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

## 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 ERA10CA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA311), Jun 13, 2010: Dwight Lohr Baby Ace (N39D), Carolina Beach, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during initial climb after takeoff.

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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