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.
Night VFR departure from kfsd to kane. Flaps 5 and gear up. Aircraft struck unseen bird during initial climb out shortly after departure. Auto pilot was disengaged and aircraft showed zero adverse handling qualities. Upon close inspection of all systems, found no reason to return to kfsd and made decision to continue the flight. *part 91-repositioning flight *other - bird strike form completed by pilot.
As the FAA filed it
NIGHT VFR DEPARTURE FROM KFSD TO KANE. FLAPS 5 AND GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK UNSEEN BIRD DURING INITIAL CLIMB OUT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. AUTO PILOT WAS DISENGAGED AND AIRCRAFT SHOWED ZERO ADVERSE HANDLING QUALITIES. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION OF ALL SYSTEMS, FOUND NO REASON TO RETURN TO KFSD AND MADE DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT. *PART 91-REPOSITIONING FLIGHT *OTHER - BIRD STRIKE FORM COMPLETED BY PILOT.