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FAA incident report · Duane Weis SEAREY CLASSIC · Keystone Height, FL · August 1, 2023

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Date
August 1, 2023 · 14:45 local
Place
Keystone Height, FL
Airport
Keystone Heights
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N975WM
Reported as
Duane Weis Searey Classic
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N975WMRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2026 · Duane Weis SEAREY CLASSICS/N 1DK300CAirframe modelDuane Weis SEAREY CLASSIC

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 08/01/2023 at approximately 2:45 pm EST, privacy data omitted departing from the crystal lake, close to the Keystone Heights Airport. As the aircraft was taking off, it encountered a peak in the water brought on by a boat travelling 200 yards ahead resulting in the nose of the aircraft submerging into the lake and coming to a sudden stop. This incident caused damage to the top nose panel, windshield, center wing joint fairing, creased left wing leading-edge, left-wing sponson and tail wheel assembly.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/01/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 PM EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTING FROM THE CRYSTAL LAKE, CLOSE TO THE KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF, IT ENCOUNTERED A PEAK IN THE WATER BROUGHT ON BY A BOAT TRAVELLING 200 YARDS AHEAD RESULTING IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SUBMERGING INTO THE LAKE AND COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TOP NOSE PANEL, WINDSHIELD, CENTER WING JOINT FAIRING, CREASED LEFT WING LEADING-EDGE, LEFT-WING SPONSON AND TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY.