What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 12, 2017, at approximately 20:00 hours, a searey owned by blue skies & calm water LLC and operated by privacy data omitted crashed in Lake Travis when the pilot forgot to put the landing gear up in his amphibious aircraft. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot, private rated, sustained no injuries. The flight originated at 88R (spicewood) on juy 12, 2017 at ~ 19:00 hours and crashed 1 hour later.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 12, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 20:00 HOURS, A SEAREY OWNED BY BLUE SKIES & CALM WATER LLC AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED IN LAKE TRAVIS WHEN THE PILOT FORGOT TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR UP IN HIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, PRIVATE RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 88R (SPICEWOOD) ON JUY 12, 2017 AT ~ 19:00 HOURS AND CRASHED 1 HOUR LATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.