V1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHEAST AT FULL THROTTLE AND V2 WAS TRAVELING NORTHWEST AT AN IDLE SPEED. V1 IMPACTED V2 ON THE PORT SIDE NEAR THE STERN; WITH V1 RAMPING OVER V2 AND WHILE IN THE AIR OVERTURNING AND LANDING IN THE WATER CAPSIZED TRAPPING THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER 2. BOTH V1 PASSENGERS 3 AND 4 WERE EJECTED UPON IMPACT. V2 OPERATOR JUMPED IN THE WATER AND WAS ABLE TO PULL V1 OPERATOR TO SAFETY; WHILE V1 PASSENGER 2 WAS ABLE TO SELF-RESCUE. V1 PASSENGERS 3 AND 4 WERE RESCUED OUT OF THE WATER BY ANOTHER PASSING BOAT. V2 OPERATOR STATED HE OBSERVED V1 APPROACHING AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN HE REALIZED THEY WERE GOING TO HIT HIM BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. V1 WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING DAY CAPSIZED AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. UPON RECOVERY V1'S THROTTLE WAS IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION AND THE KILL SWITCH WAS STILL ATTACHED IN THE "RUN" POSITION.
GREERS FERRY LAKE
HEBER SPRINGS                 