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.
On 09/06/2014, pilot of a Piper PA-18A 150 float plane landed on lake with wheels down causing aircraft to invert, pilot was able to escape without injury, aircraft damage was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/06/2014, PILOT OF A PIPER PA-18A 150 FLOAT PLANE LANDED ON LAKE WITH WHEELS DOWN CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO INVERT, PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.