What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A witness reported that she was on hauser lake, in a boat at the time of the accident. She saw a group of airplanes. The first airplane scooped water and during its departure, the wings rocked a little bit. She then saw the accident airplane and the accident sequence. She stated
That due to her position on the water, she could not tell if the airplane had scooped water or not, but she did see it departing with the wings rocking before it turned to the left and struck the rock face. The airplane slid into the water.
No anomilies were found with the aircraft during the onsite investigation.
As the FAA filed it
A WITNESS REPORTED THAT SHE WAS ON HAUSER LAKE, IN A BOAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. SHE SAW A GROUP OF AIRPLANES. THE FIRST AIRPLANE SCOOPED WATER AND DURING ITS DEPARTURE, THE WINGS ROCKED A LITTLE BIT. SHE THEN SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AND THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. SHE STATED
THAT DUE TO HER POSITION ON THE WATER, SHE COULD NOT TELL IF THE AIRPLANE HAD SCOOPED WATER OR NOT, BUT SHE DID SEE IT DEPARTING WITH THE WINGS ROCKING BEFORE IT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE ROCK FACE. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO THE WATER.
NO ANOMILIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ONSITE INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.