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 performing a take off from water, at san francisco seaplane sea base. The aircraft rotated normally straight ahead and upon reaching about 100' of altitude the airspeed dropped over 20 (+) knots. The aircraft descended rapidly and landed straight ahead with the left side taking most of the impact. Damage to float struts and left elevator.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TAKE OFF FROM WATER, AT SAN FRANCISCO SEAPLANE SEA BASE.THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED NORMALLY STRAIGHT AHEAD AND UPON REACHING ABOUT 100' OF ALTITUDE THE AIRSPEED DROPPED OVER 20 (+) KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH THE LEFT SIDE TAKING MOST OF THE IMPACT. DAMAGE TO FLOAT STRUTS AND LEFT ELEVATOR.