GREENVILLE, Maine — A pilot suffered only minor injuries Saturday morning after the seaplane he was flying had a harsh landing on Moosehead Lake at the International Seaplane Fly-in in Greenville.

The seaplane, a Grumman G-44A Widgeon, was flown by 76-year-old Barry Holtz of Fairport, New York, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Holtz was participating in the weekend-long fly-in. The aircraft went down shortly before 9 a.m. near Moose Island and sank to the bottom of the lake.

Air traffic control volunteers on-site said Holtz was attempting to land when he got distracted while changing radio frequencies.

“Talking with the pilot, he said he was close to the water coming in for landing and reached across and got distracted changing frequencies—and next thing you know he hit

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