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) Pilot stated that he had mechanical problems and could not maintain directional control of the aircraft. He said he descended to about 50 feet above the water as he tried to figure out the problem. The aircraft then veered right and continued in that direction until it landed into the water.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE SAID HE DESCENDED TO ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE WATER AS HE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED RIGHT AND CONTINUED IN THAT DIRECTION UNTIL IT LANDED INTO THE WATER.