What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated during cruise his engine quit. He was at about 1000 feet above ground level. Pilot attempted to restart but was unsucessful. Pilot found a small pond to land in but was unable to clear the trees at the end of the pond. Wings contacted trees and floats collapsed when the aircraft hit the water. Pilot was uninjured and able to swim to shore and walk out to highway. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to wings and fuselage. Also substantial damage to the floats and surrounding structure.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED DURING CRUISE HIS ENGINE QUIT. HE WAS AT ABOUT 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART BUT WAS UNSUCESSFUL. PILOT FOUND A SMALL POND TO LAND IN BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AT THE END OF THE POND. WINGS CONTACTED TREES AND FLOATS COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND ABLE TO SWIM TO SHORE AND WALK OUT TO HIGHWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND FUSELAGE. ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FLOATS AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.