What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was coming in for a landing with his 2019 Buccaneer Biib amphibious amateur built privacy data omitted on the ochlockonee river in the vicinity of jack langston landing. PIC informed first responders that after the aircraft initially touched down on the water, it bounced and went approximately 10 feet up in the air. When the aircraft struck the surface a second time, the nose started to submerge, causing it to flip and break apart. At the time of the crash the PIC was carrying a passenger. The PIC had his student pilot and medical certificates revoked on 7/20/ 2001. No additional evidence of a valid/current pilot certificate was identified in the airman records.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING WITH HIS 2019 BUCCANEER BIIB AMPHIBIOUS AMATEUR BUILT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER IN THE VICINITY OF JACK LANGSTON LANDING. PIC INFORMED FIRST RESPONDERS THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, IT BOUNCED AND WENT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET UP IN THE AIR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SURFACE A SECOND TIME, THE NOSE STARTED TO SUBMERGE, CAUSING IT TO FLIP AND BREAK APART. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH THE PIC WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER. THE PIC HAD HIS STUDENT PILOT AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES REVOKED ON 7/20/ 2001. NO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE OF A VALID/CURRENT PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE AIRMAN RECORDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.