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.
While in a climb to 1000 ft., towing a banner, the aircraft's engine quit. The pilot managed to land the aircraft in the gulf of Mexico just off of the beach in destin, FL. The pilot manages to exit the aircraft and was subsequently picked up by passing boaters.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE IN A CLIMB TO 1000 FT., TOWING A BANNER, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MANAGED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GULF OF MEXICO JUST OFF OF THE BEACH IN DESTIN, FL. THE PILOT MANAGES TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PICKED UP BY PASSING BOATERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.