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PHOTOS: Plane Crash Wreckage Pulled From Lake Of The Ozarks

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On Aug. 17, 2020 the pilot of an ultralight-style plane was flying over Lake of the Ozarks when he noticed his engine cutting out. Faced with the choice of crashing into the woods or the water, he chose the latter.

The pilot sustained only minor injuries and swam to shore, where he was picked up by a passing boater.

A week later, on Aug. 24, the crew with Atlantis Dive & Dock Salvage conducted the recovery operation. Like so many of Atlantis' operations, this one was tricky. An Atlantis diver descended into 20+ feet of water with only about a foot or two of visibility, to locate the plane and attach lift-cables. Atlantis owner Tim McNitt said he had been under the impression the plane was much smaller, so when its wings and fuselage emerged from the surface, he was surprised.

The Atlantis crew managed, nonetheless, hoisting the plane up onto their barge and slowly towing it miles downstream where it was pulled out onto the land.

*PHOTOS OF THE ULTRALIGHT RECOVERY*

Read more about McNitt's wild adventures recovering things from the Lake:

View photos of a 2015 recovery of a plane from Lake of the Ozarks, and read the harrowing story of the pilot who saved his mother and daughter's lives after the crash:

Contact Atlantis Dive & Dock Salvage at 573-480-2700, or visit their website.


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