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 April 22, 2011, in cruise flight during twilight, helicopter, N954AL, a Eurocopter, ec 135, encountered two ducks which impacted the two front windscreens, both windshields sustained substanial damage. The pilot and two medical crew members did not sustain any injuries. VFR conditions were present.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 22, 2011, IN CRUISE FLIGHT DURING TWILIGHT, HELICOPTER, N954AL, A EUROCOPTER, EC 135, ENCOUNTERED TWO DUCKS WHICH IMPACTED THE TWO FRONT WINDSCREENS, BOTH WINDSHIELDS SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND TWO MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT.