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.
Water ops test flight. Was to return to srq. Engine intermittant. Landed in bay. Water in fuel. Cracked fuel cap.
As the FAA filed it
WATER OPS TEST FLIGHT. WAS TO RETURN TO SRQ. ENGINE INTERMITTANT. LANDED IN BAY. WATER IN FUEL. CRACKED FUEL CAP.
Other reports on N3987T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.