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.
Pilot departed with towbar attached to front of amphibius floats. Propeller struck towbar when pilot attempted to retract wheels. One propeller blade fractured resulting in total loss of power.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED WITH TOWBAR ATTACHED TO FRONT OF AMPHIBIUS FLOATS. PROPELLER STRUCK TOWBAR WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT WHEELS. ONE PROPELLER BLADE FRACTURED RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.