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.
(-23) Amphib. Aircraft departed Merrill, WI (rrl) on a local sightseeing flight. Aircraft landed on lake alexander (approximately 1/2 mile west of Merrill) with the landing gear still down. Two on board had minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMPHIB. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MERRILL, WI (RRL) ON A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LAKE ALEXANDER (APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE WEST OF MERRILL) WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL DOWN. TWO ON BOARD HAD MINOR INJURIES.