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 was patroling national park in float equipped aircraft operating under public use. Pilot landed to check hunters. On approach to water, pilot landed short. When floats hit the water, the aircraft tipped on its nose. Aircraft suffered minor damage. Pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PATROLING NATIONAL PARK IN FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER PUBLIC USE. PILOT LANDED TO CHECK HUNTERS. ON APPROACH TO WATER, PILOT LANDED SHORT. WHEN FLOATS HIT THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON ITS NOSE. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.