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 stated that he was flying at 1000' when the engine sputtered and then stopped. He made an immediate attempt to find a place to land and decided the river would be the best choice. When the aircraft hit the water, it flipped over on its back. The aircraft floated so he was able to get out ok and drag the aircraft to the shore.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING AT 1000' WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN STOPPED. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE ATTEMPT TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND AND DECIDED THE RIVER WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER, IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED SO HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OK AND DRAG THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SHORE.