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.
Narrative: pilot took off from Deland airport and attempted a water landing (amphibian aircraft) at Lake Dexter. The pilot was distracted by the other passenger pilot with conversation and forgot to raise the gear prior to the water landing. Pilot does not have a seaplane rating.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT TOOK OFF FROM DELAND AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED A WATER LANDING (AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT) AT LAKE DEXTER. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER PASSENGER PILOT WITH CONVERSATION AND FORGOT TO RAISE THE GEAR PRIOR TO THE WATER LANDING. PILOT DOES NOT HAVE A SEAPLANE RATING.
Other reports on N41087 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.