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) The pilot departed a rural Alaska float pond in with a passenger and gear. Approximately 4 miles from the takeoff point (10 miles northwest of Cold Bay Alaska) the aircraft crashed. The pilot received serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED A RURAL ALASKA FLOAT POND IN WITH A PASSENGER AND GEAR. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT (10 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY ALASKA) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.