LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Federal Aviation Administration has posted an initial report on a seaplane crash that occurred over the weekend at the 40th annual Clear Lake Seaplane Splash In.

The crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, as the Splash In in Lakeport was winding down for the day, as Lake County News has reported.

The report on the FAA’s Web site said the plane involved was a Siai Marchetti that sustained substantial damage.

Based on the FAA report and reports from the scene, the aircraft was taking from Clear Lake when the pilot lost control – witnesses believe the heavy winds that day were a factor – and nosed over into the lake, somersaulting but landing on its pontoons.

The pilot and his wife were the only occupants. The FAA report said the pilot was uninjured but his wife had minor injuries.

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