# NTSB Accident GAA19CA051
> **RIchard Silva Seawind** · 2018-10-12 · Pocono Summit, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA19CA051
- **Event ID:** 20181012X61744
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-10-12
- **Location:** Pocono Summit, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.122501, -75.41333
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RIchard Silva
- **Model:** Seawind
- **Registration:** N46SW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off from a lake in high crosswind conditions, which resulted in the right wing lifting, the left wing impacting the water, and the airplane bouncing and then impacting the water hard.

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