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: departed from Wilmington, NC on October 5, 1996. About three minutes into flight, engine started to run rough and lost power. Pilot turned back to ilm. Aircraft landed in ocean. Aircraft was recovered with minor damage. It is unknown what caused the engine to quit. Investigation of engine still in progress.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DEPARTED FROM WILMINGTON, NC ON OCTOBER 5, 1996. ABOUT THREE MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. PILOT TURNED BACK TO ILM. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED WITH MINOR DAMAGE. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO QUIT. INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE STILL IN PROGRESS.