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 states that after performing touch and gos on lake Washington, he flew to the Everett area and landed on steamboat slough. While performing a high speed taxi in the slough, he believes he hit a wave and the aircraft nose dug into the water resulting in the aircraft flipping over on its back and then sinking. The windshield was smashed and he unbuckled his seat belt and swam out the window. He also stated his life vest failed to deploy. A passing boater pulled him out of the water. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT AFTER PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOS ON LAKE WASHINGTON, HE FLEW TO THE EVERETT AREA AND LANDED ON STEAMBOAT SLOUGH. WHILE PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI IN THE SLOUGH, HE BELIEVES HE HIT A WAVE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DUG INTO THE WATER RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK AND THEN SINKING. THE WINDSHIELD WAS SMASHED AND HE UNBUCKLED HIS SEAT BELT AND SWAM OUT THE WINDOW. HE ALSO STATED HIS LIFE VEST FAILED TO DEPLOY. A PASSING BOATER PULLED HIM OUT OF THE WATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.