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: engine lost partial power about two minutes after takeoff from an off shore platform. Pilot could not maintain flight and landed in the water after inflating the floats. No damage to aircraft and the pilot and passengers were picked up by the coast guard. The aircraft sunk while under tow.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AN OFF SHORE PLATFORM. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND LANDED IN THE WATER AFTER INFLATING THE FLOATS. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE PICKED UP BY THE COAST GUARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUNK WHILE UNDER TOW.