What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The pilot stated that while engaged in traffic reporting duties, at about 1,000 feet, 6 miles southwest of the albert whitted municipal airport, the engine started to sputter and there was a loss of engine power. The pilot further stated that she performed the emergency checklist, turned towardalbert whitted municipal airport, and made a radio call. She attempted to regain cruise power, but the engine produced insufficient power to maintain altitude. She ditched the airplane in shallow water in the vicinity of tierra verde, where both she and the passenger were rescued. According to an FAA inspector who conducted a postcrash examination of the airplane, the throttle control cable clamp, located just aft of the carburetor was loose from the throttle housing, and made a bow upwards without fully manipulating the throttle control arm.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ENGAGED IN TRAFFIC REPORTING DUTIES, AT ABOUT 1,000 FEET, 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ALBERT WHITTED MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT SHE PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, TURNED TOWARDALBERT WHITTED MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND MADE A RADIO CALL. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CRUISE POWER, BUT THE ENGINE PRODUCED INSUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. SHE DITCHED THE AIRPLANE IN SHALLOW WATER IN THE VICINITY OF TIERRA VERDE, WHERE BOTH SHE AND THE PASSENGER WERE RESCUED. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED A POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE CLAMP, LOCATED JUST AFT OF THE CARBURETOR WAS LOOSE FROM THE THROTTLE HOUSING, AND MADE A BOW UPWARDS WITHOUT FULLY MANIPULATING THE THROTTLE CONTROL ARM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.