# NTSB Accident WPR14FA209
> **KENNETH A BERGER SEAREY LSX** · 2014-05-24 · Electric City, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR14FA209
- **Event ID:** 20140524X21540
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-05-24
- **Location:** Electric City, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.872776, -119.116943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KENNETH A BERGER
- **Model:** SEAREY LSX
- **Registration:** N249PW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during takeoff after encountering a boat wake, which resulted in the airplane bouncing, impacting the water’s surface, and subsequently becoming submerged.

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