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) On approach to Salt Lake City, skywest airlines flight 3953 suffered a bird strike to the right wingtip area resulting in damage to the right winglet leading edge and the right navigation light assembly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH TO SALT LAKE CITY, SKYWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 3953 SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AREA RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGLET LEADING EDGE AND THE RIGHT NAVIGATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Other reports on N455SW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.