What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 21st 2019 an aircraft accident was reported to the w-roc and ASI privacy data omitted was assigned to the investigation. Requested and received the FAA form 8020-9 and started the investigation. Received the written report from the USCG valdez station that stated an aircraft crashed in view of cascade falls in cascade bay. 3 souls on board, 2 rescued from water and 1 body recovered from plane once it was towed to shallower water. The survivors were airlifted to providence hospital in anchorage.
On may 22nd 2019 contacted USCG accident coordinator in anchorage and she was able to forward me pictures of the aircraft inverted in the water. Noted the wheels mounted in the amphibious floats were extended. Reviewed aircraft registration data to contact the owner of the aircraft.
On may 23rd 2019 ASI awm conducted an interview with the pilot in command of the aircraft who admitted the following facts: ?there was non-stop conversation within the group and that he got distracted from his normal checklist routine? And ?the landing gear was still down or not in the correct position for a water landing?.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21ST 2019 AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE W-ROC AND ASI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ASSIGNED TO THE INVESTIGATION. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED THE FAA FORM 8020-9 AND STARTED THE INVESTIGATION. RECEIVED THE WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE USCG VALDEZ STATION THAT STATED AN AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN VIEW OF CASCADE FALLS IN CASCADE BAY. 3 SOULS ON BOARD, 2 RESCUED FROM WATER AND 1 BODY RECOVERED FROM PLANE ONCE IT WAS TOWED TO SHALLOWER WATER. THE SURVIVORS WERE AIRLIFTED TO PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL IN ANCHORAGE.
ON MAY 22ND 2019 CONTACTED USCG ACCIDENT COORDINATOR IN ANCHORAGE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO FORWARD ME PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED IN THE WATER. NOTED THE WHEELS MOUNTED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WERE EXTENDED. REVIEWED AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION DATA TO CONTACT THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.
ON MAY 23RD 2019 ASI AWM CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT WHO ADMITTED THE FOLLOWING FACTS: ?THERE WAS NON-STOP CONVERSATION WITHIN THE GROUP AND THAT HE GOT DISTRACTED FROM HIS NORMAL CHECKLIST ROUTINE? AND ?THE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL DOWN OR NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION FOR A WATER LANDING?.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.