What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft with 1 pax on board is seen running north on Lake Sammamish proceeding to takeoff, aircraft appears to hit a small wake and goes up a bit, then another then another, this time going up 40 or so feet, then noses over, coming almost straight down into water and tipping over onto back, both persons are rescued from aircraft, brought to shore, pilot is fatal, pax is taken to hospital in serious/critical. Aircraft is towed to east shore boat ramp. Aircraft was removed from water next day, examined, nothing noted, engine was examined by NTSB and engine manufacturer on Sunday, not issues noted.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WITH 1 PAX ON BOARD IS SEEN RUNNING NORTH ON LAKE SAMMAMISH PROCEEDING TO TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HIT A SMALL WAKE AND GOES UP A BIT, THEN ANOTHER THEN ANOTHER, THIS TIME GOING UP 40 OR SO FEET, THEN NOSES OVER, COMING ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN INTO WATER AND TIPPING OVER ONTO BACK, BOTH PERSONS ARE RESCUED FROM AIRCRAFT, BROUGHT TO SHORE, PILOT IS FATAL, PAX IS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS/CRITICAL. AIRCRAFT IS TOWED TO EAST SHORE BOAT RAMP. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM WATER NEXT DAY, EXAMINED, NOTHING NOTED, ENGINE WAS EXAMINED BY NTSB AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER ON SUNDAY, NOT ISSUES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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