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 November 11, 2018, the pilot of N6240S departed Port Saint Joe airport (A51) for a local flight. Approximately five minutes into the flight the engine began to lose power and stopped running. The pilot set the aircraft up for a water landing and ditched the aircraft in the gulf of Mexico approximately two miles from the shoreline. There were no reported injuries due to the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 11, 2018, THE PILOT OF N6240S DEPARTED PORT SAINT JOE AIRPORT (A51) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR A WATER LANDING AND DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM THE SHORELINE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES DUE TO THE INCIDENT.