V1 WAS TRAVELING WEST NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE KISSIMMEE RIVER THAT OPENS INTO LAKE OKEECHOBEE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN TO HEAD BEACK EAST. WHEN V1 OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK EAST, THE VESSEL DID NOT RESPOND, AND HEADED TOWARD THE SOUTH BANK. BECAUSE V1 IS AN AIRBOAT, THE OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WOULD ACCELERATE TO ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THE TURN, BUT IMPACTED ON THE SOUTH BANK BETWEEN TREES. V1 OPERATOR STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE VESSEL.
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