What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircaft crashed in a river valley approxamately eight miles south east of Homer, AK. There is evidence of a wire strike on the vertical stabilizer and downed power lines in the area of the accident. The weather at the time of the accident as reported at Homer was wind 230 @ 3KT, vis 3 sm in lt rain and mist, ceiling 1200 ft with scattered clouds at 400FT. The aircraft crashed nose first into a gravel bar at the edge of the river and was substantially damaged. The floats departed the aircraft and were located a short distance downriver.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCAFT CRASHED IN A RIVER VALLEY APPROXAMATELY EIGHT MILES SOUTH EAST OF HOMER, AK. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A WIRE STRIKE ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND DOWNED POWER LINES IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AS REPORTED AT HOMER WAS WIND 230 @ 3KT, VIS 3 SM IN LT RAIN AND MIST, CEILING 1200 FT WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 400FT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO A GRAVEL BAR AT THE EDGE OF THE RIVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLOATS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND WERE LOCATED A SHORT DISTANCE DOWNRIVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.