What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A witness reported that she observed the aircraft making touch and go landings on the stillwater reservoir, when she heard the aircraft make a final landing and stated that the aircraft engine made a loud roar followed by a raspy sputter, then another loud roar followed by another raspy sputter, and then another loud roar followed by a final raspy sputter. The aircraft was discovered approximately two hours later floating in six to eight feet of water with substantial damage to the top nose section, canopy and cockpit. The pilot was deceased.
As the FAA filed it
A WITNESS REPORTED THAT SHE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON THE STILLWATER RESERVOIR, WHEN SHE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A FINAL LANDING AND STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MADE A LOUD ROAR FOLLOWED BY A RASPY SPUTTER, THEN ANOTHER LOUD ROAR FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RASPY SPUTTER, AND THEN ANOTHER LOUD ROAR FOLLOWED BY A FINAL RASPY SPUTTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER FLOATING IN SIX TO EIGHT FEET OF WATER WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOP NOSE SECTION, CANOPY AND COCKPIT. THE PILOT WAS DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.