What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After completing a successful water landing upon Lake Isabella, pilot water taxied the aircraft to a boat ramp. After exiting the water and taxing the aircraft to the top of the boat ramp, the pilot initiated a downhill takeoff roll. After becoming partially airborne, the aircraft failed to gain sufficient altitude and the right wing tip stuck a tree branch that was protruding from the Lake. The aircraft then crashed into the Lake and sank to the Lake bottom.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER COMPLETING A SUCCESSFUL WATER LANDING UPON LAKE ISABELLA, PILOT WATER TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO A BOAT RAMP. AFTER EXITING THE WATER AND TAXING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TOP OF THE BOAT RAMP, THE PILOT INITIATED A DOWNHILL TAKEOFF ROLL. AFTER BECOMING PARTIALLY AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STUCK A TREE BRANCH THAT WAS PROTRUDING FROM THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO THE LAKE AND SANK TO THE LAKE BOTTOM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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