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) Aircraft (a/c) departed Lancaster SC airport (lqr) heading for Florida. As a/c climbed through 1500 feet the engine quit. The pilot announced on clt frequency that he had lost engine power and was going down. The aircraft landed in the catawba river. Minor damage to a/c and no injuries to the pilot, his wife and their two dogs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT (A/C) DEPARTED LANCASTER SC AIRPORT (LQR) HEADING FOR FLORIDA. AS A/C CLIMBED THROUGH 1500 FEET THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ANNOUNCED ON CLT FREQUENCY THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS GOING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE CATAWBA RIVER. MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, HIS WIFE AND THEIR TWO DOGS.