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.
Flying ten feet off water wing tip hit water while avoiding a bird. Returned to base.
As the FAA filed it
FLYING TEN FEET OFF WATER WING TIP HIT WATER WHILE AVOIDING A BIRD. RETURNED TO BASE.
Other reports on N61582 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.