RedactedNarrative: On 8/5/16 at approximately 1900 hours, (Operator) and two passengers, were navigating the Grand Lake location canal in a homemade, aluminum, 15'5", tiller- handle operated skiff when they struck a log. At impact, the two occupants were ejected from the port side of the vessel. Operator was not wearing a PFD, he was however, wearing the tiller motor kill-switch lanyard as per his and both passenger's account. 
  
  Occupant2 was not wearing a PFD while sitting on an ice chest toward the front of the vessel facing backwards toward Operator and Occupant1---in Operator's line of sight. At impact, Occupant2 sustained a laceration on the back of her head. 
  
  Passenger 1 was wearing a PFD while sitting in a blue, plastic chair, also, directly in front of Operator's line of sight prior to and at the time of ejection. At impact, Occupant1 was ejected out the port side of the vessel and immediately submerged under the vessel where the propeller struck the right side of her torso from the neck to her calve muscle creating multiple lacerations. All injuries were minor and only required stitches.
  
   The operator did not appear to be intoxicated. Operator weighing approximately 250 lbs. and sitting at the rear of a 15'5" skiff would cause the skiff to rise in the front. Also, Occupant2 and Occupant1 were sitting directly in Operator's line of sight as well as, the most forward person in the vessel was facing backwards (toward the stern) all while conversing back and forth. No one was looking out for vessels or objects in the water, operator conversing with passengers, and both passengers sitting directly in the operator's line of sight were all contributors that promoted the impact. Operator's diverted attention and having restricted vision (Primary factor) lead to steering his vessel into a fixed object, ejecting passengers and injuring his two passengers.