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 December 20, 2014, this aircraft experienced a power failure while flying alongside the congaree river near Gaston, SC, the pilot elected to ditch the aircraft in the river. The power failure cause is unknown at this time.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE WHILE FLYING ALONGSIDE THE CONGAREE RIVER NEAR GASTON, SC, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RIVER. THE POWER FAILURE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.