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.
Aircraft was attempting to make a water landing to pick up passenger. Aircraft circled island multiple times. On this attempt aircraft entered a left bank turn at low altitude causing the left wing pylon to make unexpected contact with the water. This caused the aircraft to overcorrect to the right and causing the right wing to contact the water. This action caused the aircraft to lose control and cartwheel. The aircraft came to rest belly down and floating on the wings. Soon after the aircraft sank.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A WATER LANDING TO PICK UP PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT CIRCLED ISLAND MULTIPLE TIMES. ON THIS ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT BANK TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE CAUSING THE LEFT WING PYLON TO MAKE UNEXPECTED CONTACT WITH THE WATER. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERCORRECT TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE WATER. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CARTWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BELLY DOWN AND FLOATING ON THE WINGS. SOON AFTER THE AIRCRAFT SANK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.