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.
(-23) 3/21/04 An American eagle flt 4257, a CRJ-700, on takeoff 6R left engine struck by unknown species of bird. Bird bent 5 blades on a CF-34 engine, pilot landed at cle without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 3/21/04 AN AMERICAN EAGLE FLT 4257, A CRJ-700, ON TAKEOFF 6R LEFT ENGINE STRUCK BY UNKNOWN SPECIES OF BIRD. BIRD BENT 5 BLADES ON A CF-34 ENGINE, PILOT LANDED AT CLE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.