What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 21, 2002, aircraft xa-jbr, a Douglas DC-3, s/n 3261, was involved in an incident approximately three miles east of the Laredo International Airport. The aircraft was doing touch and go's when the pilots declared an emergency, due to a runaway engine, and ditched the aircraft into lake casa blanca. The pilot and co-pilot are mexican nationals and the third person onboard, in the jump seat, is an American, a certificated pilot. There were no injuries. Damage to the aircraft is minimal. There was no near mid-air, no post fire and no damage to property. A copy of this report has been given to spm.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 21, 2002, AIRCRAFT XA-JBR, A DOUGLAS DC-3, S/N 3261, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES EAST OF THE LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S WHEN THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DUE TO A RUNAWAY ENGINE, AND DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO LAKE CASA BLANCA. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT ARE MEXICAN NATIONALS AND THE THIRD PERSON ONBOARD, IN THE JUMP SEAT, IS AN AMERICAN, A CERTIFICATED PILOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS MINIMAL. THERE WAS NO NEAR MID-AIR, NO POST FIRE AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. A COPY OF THIS REPORT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO SPM.