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) An experimental home built amphibious aircraft crashed in a ravine about 1.5 miles north of Canyon Lake, California. The pilot was the only occupant and was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RAVINE ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF CANYON LAKE, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.