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) Skywest flight 5709, departed smf, shortly after takeoff they struck a bird on the left engine. The flight returned to the field. Damage was to the left engine inlet cowl.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SKYWEST FLIGHT 5709, DEPARTED SMF, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THEY STRUCK A BIRD ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT ENGINE INLET COWL.