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.
During sea snorkeling operations at lost creek lake, the pilot in command was distracted by an abnormal indication on the water quantity instrument located in the cockpit. He lost situational awareness and allowed the landing gear of the SK-64 helicopter to enter the water. He then maneuver the aircraft to a safe altitude above the lake.
As the FAA filed it
DURING SEA SNORKELING OPERATIONS AT LOST CREEK LAKE, THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS DISTRACTED BY AN ABNORMAL INDICATION ON THE WATER QUANTITY INSTRUMENT LOCATED IN THE COCKPIT. HE LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND ALLOWED THE LANDING GEAR OF THE SK-64 HELICOPTER TO ENTER THE WATER. HE THEN MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE LAKE.