What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot attempted touch and go on the clark fork river. During touch down aircraft flipped over immediately causing substantial damage to aircraft. Aircraft floated down river and stopped at the cabinet gorge dam where it subsequently either sank to the bottom of dam or went through spill way. No aircraft or parts have been identified during this investigation.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO ON THE CLARK FORK RIVER. DURING TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IMMEDIATELY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN RIVER AND STOPPED AT THE CABINET GORGE DAM WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY EITHER SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF DAM OR WENT THROUGH SPILL WAY. NO AIRCRAFT OR PARTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.