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 attempted to land his amphibious float equipped experimental amateur built aircraft on Leech Lake, MN, with the wheels down. When the wheels contacted the water the aircraft flipped over and sank. No injuries were noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT EQUIPPED EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT ON LEECH LAKE, MN, WITH THE WHEELS DOWN. WHEN THE WHEELS CONTACTED THE WATER THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND SANK. NO INJURIES WERE NOTED.