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) Experimental amateur built aircraft operating as a light sport aircraft. Pilot stated that water was rough and upon beginning taking off, right pontoon stay wires snapped. He aborted takeoff and while taxiing the airplane tipped to right side and began to sink.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT OPERATING AS A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT WATER WAS ROUGH AND UPON BEGINNING TAKING OFF, RIGHT PONTOON STAY WIRES SNAPPED. HE ABORTED TAKEOFF AND WHILE TAXIING THE AIRPLANE TIPPED TO RIGHT SIDE AND BEGAN TO SINK.