What happened
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(-23) Upon departure from Kelley'S island, Ohio at night, the aircraft impacted the water resulting in the death of the pilot and one passenger. All accessible control surfaces moved with appropriate cable inputs. Engine cylinders were intact and held compression. L/h and r/h magnetos each fired at all six points when tested by hand. All bottom sparkplugs showed signs of normal wear. All top sparkplugs were well worn, with the ground electrode touching the main electrode on the #3 plug. Taxi, landing, and navigation lights were in the "off" position at time of impact. See additional sheet marked "FAA form 8020-23 addendum, N1301Y, 09-03-2007" for the position of noted switch and controls. METAR klpr 032153Z auto 26006KT 10SM clr 27/17 A3007 rmk AO2 SLP179 T02720167 pwino tsno.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON DEPARTURE FROM KELLEY'S ISLAND, OHIO AT NIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. ALL ACCESSIBLE CONTROL SURFACES MOVED WITH APPROPRIATE CABLE INPUTS. ENGINE CYLINDERS WERE INTACT AND HELD COMPRESSION. L/H AND R/H MAGNETOS EACH FIRED AT ALL SIX POINTS WHEN TESTED BY HAND. ALL BOTTOM SPARKPLUGS SHOWED SIGNS OF NORMAL WEAR. ALL TOP SPARKPLUGS WERE WELL WORN, WITH THE GROUND ELECTRODE TOUCHING THE MAIN ELECTRODE ON THE #3 PLUG. TAXI, LANDING, AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE IN THE "OFF" POSITION AT TIME OF IMPACT. SEE ADDITIONAL SHEET MARKED "FAA FORM 8020-23 ADDENDUM, N1301Y, 09-03-2007" FOR THE POSITION OF NOTED SWITCH AND CONTROLS. METAR KLPR 032153Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02720167 PWINO TSNO.
NTSB investigation
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