What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 30, 2009, approximately 1415 hrs the pilot attempted to take off from Inks Lake, TX for a flight to lake buchannan, TX. . After multiple attempts to get airborne from Inks Lake, wittnesses to the last take off attempt stated the aircraft attitude was stepper than normal, the aircraft then decended in a left turn. The left wing struck the water and the aircraft cart wheeled, coming to rest inverted in the lake and then submerged. Block 31 of this report is marked n/a due to some pilot information not available. However the pilot actions did contribute to the cause. Pilot information available is as follows: pilot: jim c. eachusdob: 07/07/1943DOMICILE zip code: 78609CERTIFICATE no: 3255471HOURS in make and model: less than 10
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, APPROXIMATELY 1415 HRS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM INKS LAKE, TX FOR A FLIGHT TO LAKE BUCHANNAN, TX. . AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET AIRBORNE FROM INKS LAKE, WITTNESSES TO THE LAST TAKE OFF ATTEMPT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ATTITUDE WAS STEPPER THAN NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT THEN DECENDED IN A LEFT TURN. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED, COMING TO REST INVERTED IN THE LAKE AND THEN SUBMERGED. BLOCK 31 OF THIS REPORT IS MARKED N/A DUE TO SOME PILOT INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER THE PILOT ACTIONS DID CONTRIBUTE TO THE CAUSE. PILOT INFORMATION AVAILABLE IS AS FOLLOWS: PILOT: JIM C. EACHUSDOB: 07/07/1943DOMICILE ZIP CODE: 78609CERTIFICATE NO: 3255471HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL: LESS THAN 10
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.