What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft departed home airfield at 1130 local for an estimated one-hour flight. Weather at departure was reported as overcast at 3800 feet with a field elevation of 288 feet. The aircraft was reported overdue at 2000 local. The aircraft was reported found and inverted in the water at approximately 2130 local. Local conditions at approximately 1200 AKDT were reported as 300-foot ceilings with rain by state troopers and confirmed by NWS experts viewing weather camera data.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOME AIRFIELD AT 1130 LOCAL FOR AN ESTIMATED ONE-HOUR FLIGHT. WEATHER AT DEPARTURE WAS REPORTED AS OVERCAST AT 3800 FEET WITH A FIELD ELEVATION OF 288 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE AT 2000 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED FOUND AND INVERTED IN THE WATER AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 LOCAL. LOCAL CONDITIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 AKDT WERE REPORTED AS 300-FOOT CEILINGS WITH RAIN BY STATE TROOPERS AND CONFIRMED BY NWS EXPERTS VIEWING WEATHER CAMERA DATA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.