From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot in command (PIC) attempted takeoff to the northwest on Wolf Lake water with four souls onboard (PIC and three passengers). The aircraft is type certificated with one pilot and two passengers. The fourth person was seated in the baggage compartment without a passenger seat belt.
The aircraft became airborne but did not gain sufficient altitude to clear trees at the end of the lake.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF TO THE NORTHWEST ON WOLF LAKE WATER WITH FOUR SOULS ONBOARD (PIC AND THREE PASSENGERS). THE AIRCRAFT IS TYPE CERTIFICATED WITH ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE FOURTH PERSON WAS SEATED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT A PASSENGER SEAT BELT.
THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE LAKE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.