From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot tighten turn during water taxi. Distracted by canopy and allowed wing to drop. Float hit water, broke away.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TIGHTEN TURN DURING WATER TAXI. DISTRACTED BY CANOPY AND ALLOWED WING TO DROP. FLOAT HIT WATER, BROKE AWAY.
Other reports on N8513G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.