What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Reported on 6/2/18 that an aircraft had went missing south of Amagansett, NY in the atlantic ocean at 1433L. Hto ATCT and another aircraft made attempts to raise on the radio to no avail. USCG sent out an emergency notice to vessels in the area to help search. Vessels immediately found floating debris and lifeguards on shore with the help of USCG recovered two deceased passengers in the water about 3/4 mile offshore. The deceased were placed on the beach for suffolk me to recover. The aircraft was returning from kuuu to khto and was presumably tracking the GPS approach to runway 28 operating under visual flight rules. There were reports of a strong thunderstorm moving from north to south in the area. Recovery efforts to find the remaining 2 souls on board alongwith the wreckage lasted 6 days due to weather and large search area. The wreckage was found alongwith the body of the PIC on 6/7 and recovered to a nearby marina storage. NTSB and FAA personnel inspected the wreckage on 6/19 and found it to be consistent with nose down right wing low high speed impact to the water. There were no airworthiness concerns with the aircraft. The body of the fourth soul was never recovered.
As the FAA filed it
REPORTED ON 6/2/18 THAT AN AIRCRAFT HAD WENT MISSING SOUTH OF AMAGANSETT, NY IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AT 1433L. HTO ATCT AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT MADE ATTEMPTS TO RAISE ON THE RADIO TO NO AVAIL. USCG SENT OUT AN EMERGENCY NOTICE TO VESSELS IN THE AREA TO HELP SEARCH. VESSELS IMMEDIATELY FOUND FLOATING DEBRIS AND LIFEGUARDS ON SHORE WITH THE HELP OF USCG RECOVERED TWO DECEASED PASSENGERS IN THE WATER ABOUT 3/4 MILE OFFSHORE. THE DECEASED WERE PLACED ON THE BEACH FOR SUFFOLK ME TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM KUUU TO KHTO AND WAS PRESUMABLY TRACKING THE GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THERE WERE REPORTS OF A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE AREA. RECOVERY EFFORTS TO FIND THE REMAINING 2 SOULS ON BOARD ALONGWITH THE WRECKAGE LASTED 6 DAYS DUE TO WEATHER AND LARGE SEARCH AREA. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ALONGWITH THE BODY OF THE PIC ON 6/7 AND RECOVERED TO A NEARBY MARINA STORAGE. NTSB AND FAA PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE ON 6/19 AND FOUND IT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH NOSE DOWN RIGHT WING LOW HIGH SPEED IMPACT TO THE WATER. THERE WERE NO AIRWORTHINESS CONCERNS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE BODY OF THE FOURTH SOUL WAS NEVER RECOVERED.
NTSB investigation
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