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 departed mcg (mcgrath) at 2111 local on August 6, 2015 headed to bcv (Birchwood). The aircraft landed in the water in the Knik Arm, approximately 2 miles nw from the Birchwood Airport. The aircraft turned upside down in the water with apparently no damage. The pilot and passenger were able to climb out of the aircraft, however at this time; the neither person has been located and both are presumed deceased.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCG (MCGRATH) AT 2111 LOCAL ON AUGUST 6, 2015 HEADED TO BCV (BIRCHWOOD). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER IN THE KNIK ARM, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NW FROM THE BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE WATER WITH APPARENTLY NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER AT THIS TIME; THE NEITHER PERSON HAS BEEN LOCATED AND BOTH ARE PRESUMED DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.