What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 02/24/07, At approximately 14:30 MST, the pilot departed Bullfrog, UT U07, with two passengers. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 and in VMC conditions. The intent of the flight was to do some sightseeing in the area and then proceed to their intended destination of spanish fork, UT U77. The flight proceeded to a portion of the lake called good hope bay. In this area the pilot descended with the intent to low level at 25 to 35 feet. Shortly after reaching what the pilot estimated 25 to 35 feet a passenger has stated he advised the pilot to check the height of the landing gear above the water. The pilot states that as he did that the next thing he knew the aircraft hit the water. The occupants exited and the aircraft immediately sank. The three then swam to the eastern shore, spent the night and were recovered from the shore by a fisherman, transferred to a nps boat and taken to Bullfrog to recover from some stages of hypothermia. The pilot has stated the aircraft was operating normally, he just did something "stupid." If the aircraft is located and recovered the FSDO will likely inspect the aircraft to document damage and how the personnel were able to survive such an impact at high speed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 02/24/07, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 MST, THE PILOT DEPARTED BULLFROG, UT U07, WITH TWO PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND IN VMC CONDITIONS. THE INTENT OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO DO SOME SIGHTSEEING IN THE AREA AND THEN PROCEED TO THEIR INTENDED DESTINATION OF SPANISH FORK, UT U77. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO A PORTION OF THE LAKE CALLED GOOD HOPE BAY. IN THIS AREA THE PILOT DESCENDED WITH THE INTENT TO LOW LEVEL AT 25 TO 35 FEET. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING WHAT THE PILOT ESTIMATED 25 TO 35 FEET A PASSENGER HAS STATED HE ADVISED THE PILOT TO CHECK THE HEIGHT OF THE LANDING GEAR ABOVE THE WATER. THE PILOT STATES THAT AS HE DID THAT THE NEXT THING HE KNEW THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER. THE OCCUPANTS EXITED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY SANK. THE THREE THEN SWAM TO THE EASTERN SHORE, SPENT THE NIGHT AND WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SHORE BY A FISHERMAN, TRANSFERRED TO A NPS BOAT AND TAKEN TO BULLFROG TO RECOVER FROM SOME STAGES OF HYPOTHERMIA. THE PILOT HAS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, HE JUST DID SOMETHING "STUPID." IF THE AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED AND RECOVERED THE FSDO WILL LIKELY INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT TO DOCUMENT DAMAGE AND HOW THE PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE SUCH AN IMPACT AT HIGH SPEED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.