# Incident 20190817008139I: Piper PA-18-150, Orchard Lake, MI, August 17, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Orchard Lake, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5831° N, 83.3594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5831&lon=-83.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9678P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190817008139I

## Narrative

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

A SEAPLANE LANDED ON UPPER STRAITS LAKE THEN STRUCK AN ANCHORED PONTOON BOAT.

## Other reports on N9678P (1)

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

- [Accident 20260909012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909012199A), Sep 9, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N9678P), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Attempted landing on a sand dune in potholes reservoir. Touched down on a berm just in front of the place he was shooting for, which launched the aircraft up…

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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