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.
The CE-172 engine quit while on base leg to land at Elizabeth City airport (egc). The pilot made an emergency landing in the pasquotank river, near the airport, when he realized he would not be able to glide to the runway. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE CE-172 ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON BASE LEG TO LAND AT ELIZABETH CITY AIRPORT (EGC). THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE PASQUOTANK RIVER, NEAR THE AIRPORT, WHEN HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.