What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft ditched 7 miles short of Ketchikan runway 11 on ifr/vfr flight from bellingham, was due to fuel starvation, unplanned headwinds, flight planning, fuel on board, fuel burn/mgmt, etc. No injuries, aircraft sank in 50 feet of salt water near vallenar point on gravina island. Some major damage to aircraft noted through under water pictures taken on 8-2-08 morning by Ketchikan fire and dive rescue.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DITCHED 7 MILES SHORT OF KETCHIKAN RUNWAY 11 ON IFR/VFR FLIGHT FROM BELLINGHAM, WAS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, UNPLANNED HEADWINDS, FLIGHT PLANNING, FUEL ON BOARD, FUEL BURN/MGMT, ETC. NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SANK IN 50 FEET OF SALT WATER NEAR VALLENAR POINT ON GRAVINA ISLAND. SOME MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED THROUGH UNDER WATER PICTURES TAKEN ON 8-2-08 MORNING BY KETCHIKAN FIRE AND DIVE RESCUE.
NTSB investigation
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