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.
Pilot was practing water landings. Pilot stated conditions were glassy surface. The pilot stated he misjudged altitude at the flare and aircraft bounced. On 3 contact the nose of the aircraft submerged and hull was breached and aircraft sank.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PRACTING WATER LANDINGS. PILOT STATED CONDITIONS WERE GLASSY SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED HE MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AT THE FLARE AND AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. ON 3 CONTACT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED AND HULL WAS BREACHED AND AIRCRAFT SANK.