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 aug 9, 2026, at approximately 10:15 the pilot was practicing glassy water landings at Trapper Joe Lake on the kenai peninsula. He misjudged the water surface and bounced twice. By the time he decided to abort it was too late and the aircraft hit the bank and flipped over into the trees. The aircraft sustained substational damage, but the pilot was unharmed.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUG 9, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING GLASSY WATER LANDINGS AT TRAPPER JOE LAKE ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. HE MISJUDGED THE WATER SURFACE AND BOUNCED TWICE. BY THE TIME HE DECIDED TO ABORT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE BANK AND FLIPPED OVER INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTATIONAL DAMAGE, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNHARMED.