What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Cottage Grove airport to the south. Aircraft lost control approximately 1/4 of a mile off end of runway and crashed into an old mining pond and landed upside down in the water. The pilot privacy data omitted was found in the left seat at the accident site (2 fatals). Witnesses stated that the weather was high humidity and approximately 83-86 degrees creating a high density altitude. One witness stated that he heard the engine cut-out twice and then tried to regain power. Possible carburetor ice. Aircraft had a full load of automotive gas that contained alcohol that is contrary to the peterson autogas STC SE2032CE & SA2137CE that was installed on this aircraft and documented on a FAA form 337, dated 10/27/2006, by the pilot privacy data omitted. Pilot weight per airman information records was 275 lbs. Passenger/second pilot weight per airman information records was 192 lbs. A review of the original aircraft weight and balance records shows maximum useful load of 523 lbs. Aircraft gross weight is 1710 lbs. Calculations from weight and balance reflects approximately 130 lbs. Over gross at takeoff. Cottage Grove police department provided a complete report to FAA and NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COTTAGE GROVE AIRPORT TO THE SOUTH. AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE OFF END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO AN OLD MINING POND AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT SEAT AT THE ACCIDENT SITE (2 FATALS). WITNESSES STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS HIGH HUMIDITY AND APPROXIMATELY 83-86 DEGREES CREATING A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE CUT-OUT TWICE AND THEN TRIED TO REGAIN POWER. POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE. AIRCRAFT HAD A FULL LOAD OF AUTOMOTIVE GAS THAT CONTAINED ALCOHOL THAT IS CONTRARY TO THE PETERSON AUTOGAS STC SE2032CE & SA2137CE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THIS AIRCRAFT AND DOCUMENTED ON A FAA FORM 337, DATED 10/27/2006, BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT WEIGHT PER AIRMAN INFORMATION RECORDS WAS 275 LBS. PASSENGER/SECOND PILOT WEIGHT PER AIRMAN INFORMATION RECORDS WAS 192 LBS. A REVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE RECORDS SHOWS MAXIMUM USEFUL LOAD OF 523 LBS. AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT IS 1710 LBS. CALCULATIONS FROM WEIGHT AND BALANCE REFLECTS APPROXIMATELY 130 LBS. OVER GROSS AT TAKEOFF. COTTAGE GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A COMPLETE REPORT TO FAA AND NTSB.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.