What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 06, 2008 at approximately 11:30 easter daylight time a Grumman cheetah AA5A, N26316. The engine failed to continue to operate and was forced to land in the Ohio river approximately 50 feet from shore in an upright position. The pilot and both passengers egressed the aircraft and swam to shore on the Carrolton Kentucky side of the river. One passenger received a minor injury to her left hand. The pilot and remaining passenger were unharmed. The aircraft drifted approximately 75 yards farther down the river and sank out of sight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed for the personal sight seeing flight that originated out of madison Indiana municipal airport (kims)at approximately 10:10 eastern daylight time under 14 CFR. 07/23/2008 amended data - the aircraft was located and removed from the Ohio river on 07/20/2008. The local FAA office was notified 07/21/2008 and returned to the scene. The aircraft exhibited considerable damage to the left wing leading edge and the lower engine cowling. The fuel tank selector switch was positioned for the left tank which was found empty of fuel. The right tank had approximately 9 gallons of fuel. Photographs were taken and forwarded to privacy data omitted of the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 06, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 EASTER DAYLIGHT TIME A GRUMMAN CHEETAH AA5A, N26316. THE ENGINE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE OHIO RIVER APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM SHORE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO SHORE ON THE CARROLTON KENTUCKY SIDE OF THE RIVER. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HER LEFT HAND. THE PILOT AND REMAINING PASSENGER WERE UNHARMED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FARTHER DOWN THE RIVER AND SANK OUT OF SIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED OUT OF MADISON INDIANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KIMS)AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME UNDER 14 CFR. 07/23/2008 AMENDED DATA - THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AND REMOVED FROM THE OHIO RIVER ON 07/20/2008. THE LOCAL FAA OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED 07/21/2008 AND RETURNED TO THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH WAS POSITIONED FOR THE LEFT TANK WHICH WAS FOUND EMPTY OF FUEL. THE RIGHT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 9 GALLONS OF FUEL. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AND FORWARDED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE 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.