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 lost power and the pilot ditched the aircraft in vermillion bay near Abbeville, LA. Pilot deployed raft and was picked up by boat in the area.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN VERMILLION BAY NEAR ABBEVILLE, LA. PILOT DEPLOYED RAFT AND WAS PICKED UP BY BOAT IN THE AREA.
Other reports on N5143U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.