What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot has disembarked his passengers at a forest service cabin, located at blue fox bay, a remote kodiak, Alaska location. The wind was gusting to over 20 knots at the time of departure. The pilot decided to depart with a quartering head wind. During the take-off run just after getting on step, the wind changed to a direct left crosswind. A strong gust lifted the left wing causing the right wing to hit the water, rotating the aircraft into the water upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAS DISEMBARKED HIS PASSENGERS AT A FOREST SERVICE CABIN, LOCATED AT BLUE FOX BAY, A REMOTE KODIAK, ALASKA LOCATION. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO OVER 20 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DEPART WITH A QUARTERING HEAD WIND. DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN JUST AFTER GETTING ON STEP, THE WIND CHANGED TO A DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND. A STRONG GUST LIFTED THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO HIT THE WATER, ROTATING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WATER UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.