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 and 1 pax took off in 30KT gusty right hand crosswind on a sloped beach. After take off pilot encountered wind gust that drifted airplane over the water where it failed to gain altitude and subsequently landed in the water and flipped over. Both pilot and pax evacuated the aircraft in knee deep water.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT AND 1 PAX TOOK OFF IN 30KT GUSTY RIGHT HAND CROSSWIND ON A SLOPED BEACH. AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST THAT DRIFTED AIRPLANE OVER THE WATER WHERE IT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. BOTH PILOT AND PAX EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT IN KNEE DEEP WATER.
Other reports on N1386A · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.