What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Seaplane on cross-country flight while attempting a landing on the columbia river for a clover island marina fuel stop. Aircraft struck high tension transmission powerlines on the west side of the bridge in a westbound flight path after crossing bridge peak, the aircraft nosed over impacting at the northern shoreline. This is an non-seaplane base area of the Pasco Washington ed hendler bridge. This report will be amended at a future date if additional information is discovered.
As the FAA filed it
SEAPLANE ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER FOR A CLOVER ISLAND MARINA FUEL STOP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH TENSION TRANSMISSION POWERLINES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE IN A WESTBOUND FLIGHT PATH AFTER CROSSING BRIDGE PEAK, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IMPACTING AT THE NORTHERN SHORELINE.THIS IS AN NON-SEAPLANE BASE AREA OF THE PASCO WASHINGTON ED HENDLER BRIDGE. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT A FUTURE DATE IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS DISCOVERED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.