What happened
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Upon arriving to the scene the sheriffs briefed the FAA that they had recovered upon arriving to the scene the sheriffs briefed the FAA that they had recovered the pilot's body and the passenger from the aircraft. Divers recovered the pilot?s body from the bottom of the lake, while the passenger was still in the aircraft. The aircraft was submerged approximately 1.0 miles from the shore. The sheriff provided the investigating inspector with the exact latitude / longitude of the location where the airplane came to rest. The sheriffs had also recovered some debris and a dead bird. The sheriffs provided the investigating inspector with eye witness information and the investigating inspector contacted the eye witnesses and took his statements. The witness stated that he heard the engine "struggling" and the airplane was on a climbing right turn, then he saw the aircraft enter a steeper right turn and lost sight of the aircraft in the tree line, which was then followed upon arriving to the scene the sheriffs briefed the FAA that they had recovered upon arriving to the scene the sheriffs briefed the FAA that they had recovered the pilot's body and the passenger from the aircraft. Divers recovered the pilot?s body from the bottom of the lake, while the passenger was still in the aircraft. The aircraft was submerged approximately 1.0 miles from the shore. The sheriff provided the investigating inspector with the exact latitude / longitude of the location where the airplane came to rest. The sheriffs had also recovered some debris and a dead bird. The sheriffs provided the investigating inspector with eye witness information and the investigating inspector contacted the eye witnesses and took his statements. The witness stated that he heard the engine "struggling" and the airplane was on a climbing right turn, then he saw the aircraft enter a steeper right turn and lost sight of the aircraft in the tree line, which was then followed by a strange noise which he stated sounded like the engine quitting or impacting the water. In consultation with the NTSB, the wreckage removal process was arranged for Monday, December 20th of 2021.
As the FAA filed it
UPON ARRIVING TO THE SCENE THE SHERIFFS BRIEFED THE FAA THAT THEY HAD RECOVERED UPON ARRIVING TO THE SCENE THE SHERIFFS BRIEFED THE FAA THAT THEY HAD RECOVERED THE PILOT'S BODY AND THE PASSENGER FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DIVERS RECOVERED THE PILOT?S BODY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE, WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS STILL IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED APPROXIMATELY 1.0 MILES FROM THE SHORE. THE SHERIFF PROVIDED THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR WITH THE EXACT LATITUDE / LONGITUDE OF THE LOCATION WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST. THE SHERIFFS HAD ALSO RECOVERED SOME DEBRIS AND A DEAD BIRD. THE SHERIFFS PROVIDED THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR WITH EYE WITNESS INFORMATION AND THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE EYE WITNESSES AND TOOK HIS STATEMENTS. THE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE "STRUGGLING" AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN, THEN HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT ENTER A STEEPER RIGHT TURN AND LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TREE LINE, WHICH WAS THEN FOLLOWED UPON ARRIVING TO THE SCENE THE SHERIFFS BRIEFED THE FAA THAT THEY HAD RECOVERED UPON ARRIVING TO THE SCENE THE SHERIFFS BRIEFED THE FAA THAT THEY HAD RECOVERED THE PILOT'S BODY AND THE PASSENGER FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DIVERS RECOVERED THE PILOT?S BODY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE, WHILE THE PASSENGER WAS STILL IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBMERGED APPROXIMATELY 1.0 MILES FROM THE SHORE. THE SHERIFF PROVIDED THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR WITH THE EXACT LATITUDE / LONGITUDE OF THE LOCATION WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST. THE SHERIFFS HAD ALSO RECOVERED SOME DEBRIS AND A DEAD BIRD. THE SHERIFFS PROVIDED THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR WITH EYE WITNESS INFORMATION AND THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR CONTACTED THE EYE WITNESSES AND TOOK HIS STATEMENTS. THE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE "STRUGGLING" AND THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN, THEN HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT ENTER A STEEPER RIGHT TURN AND LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TREE LINE, WHICH WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY A STRANGE NOISE WHICH HE STATED SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE QUITTING OR IMPACTING THE WATER. IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NTSB, THE WRECKAGE REMOVAL PROCESS WAS ARRANGED FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 20TH OF 2021.
NTSB investigation
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