What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mr. Baker landed several times on the Nenana river, on his return trip to fairbanks he discovered he needed to relieve himself and would not make it to fairbanks. Mr. Baker chose a spot on the frozen Nenana river looking similar to the previous landing spots already completed, when the wheels touched the snow, the tires broke through the crust layer causing the aircraft to flip on its back.
As the FAA filed it
MR. BAKER LANDED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE NENANA RIVER, ON HIS RETURN TRIP TO FAIRBANKS HE DISCOVERED HE NEEDED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO FAIRBANKS. MR. BAKER CHOSE A SPOT ON THE FROZEN NENANA RIVER LOOKING SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS LANDING SPOTS ALREADY COMPLETED, WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE SNOW, THE TIRES BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST LAYER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.