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 2022.03.21 N959DF, a 1980 lake LA-4-200, sn 1040 [float plane], flown by an commercial pilot took off from Heber Springs [hbz] enroute to memphis [mem], during the flight at approximately 6:30 pm CST he encountered engine problems and landed on magness lake, approximately 4.5 miles e/se of the airport. The pilot was the sole occupant, and reported no injuries, and no damage to the aircraft. The aircraft sustained no damage and pilot sustained no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2022.03.21 N959DF, A 1980 LAKE LA-4-200, SN 1040 [FLOAT PLANE], FLOWN BY AN COMMERCIAL PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HEBER SPRINGS [HBZ] ENROUTE TO MEMPHIS [MEM], DURING THE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 PM CST HE ENCOUNTERED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND LANDED ON MAGNESS LAKE, APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES E/SE OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, AND REPORTED NO INJURIES, AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N959DF · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.