What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was flying N6407M up the willamette river slow and below the trees, he started a steep left turn and the aircraft began to settle, full power was applied but before the aircraft could recover it struck the tops of the low laying vegetation along the river bank. The pilot privacy data omitted was able to level the wings of the aircraft just prior to impact with the ground. The impact broke off the left main strut, bent the right main strut, buckled the right wing and tore it from the attach point, twisted the fuselage and stuck the forward part of the engine and prop into the sandy terrain. The pilot and his passenger climbed out of the wreckage and walked approximately 2 miles to the nearest road.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS FLYING N6407M UP THE WILLAMETTE RIVER SLOW AND BELOW THE TREES, HE STARTED A STEEP LEFT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, FULL POWER WAS APPLIED BUT BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD RECOVER IT STRUCK THE TOPS OF THE LOW LAYING VEGETATION ALONG THE RIVER BANK. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS ABLE TO LEVEL THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE IMPACT BROKE OFF THE LEFT MAIN STRUT, BENT THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT, BUCKLED THE RIGHT WING AND TORE IT FROM THE ATTACH POINT, TWISTED THE FUSELAGE AND STUCK THE FORWARD PART OF THE ENGINE AND PROP INTO THE SANDY TERRAIN. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER CLIMBED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND WALKED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO THE NEAREST ROAD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.