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 was returning to the airport, and while over copano bay, the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to glide to shore, but was not able, and landed in the water. The airplane settled on the bottom of the bay with the wings, nose, and tip of vertical stabilizer out of the water. The pilot swam to shore.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, AND WHILE OVER COPANO BAY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO SHORE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE, AND LANDED IN THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY WITH THE WINGS, NOSE, AND TIP OF VERTICAL STABILIZER OUT OF THE WATER. THE PILOT SWAM TO SHORE.
Other reports on N111CN · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.