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) 2.5 Miles sw Oceanside, California, N2436F, Cessna-172S, VFR round robin flight from montgomery field, san diego, California to long beach, California crashed in the ocean under unknown circumstances 2.5 miles southwest of Oceanside, California at 221711 PDT. One person with broken leg rescued by passing boat.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 2.5 MILES SW OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA, N2436F, CESSNA-172S, VFR ROUND ROBIN FLIGHT FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA TO LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA CRASHED IN THE OCEAN UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA AT 221711 PDT. ONE PERSON WITH BROKEN LEG RESCUED BY PASSING BOAT.