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.
Deer struck the belly of the aircraft and produced minor damage. Both pilots described seeing the deer in a flash from the right side before impact. The airman then decided to set the aircraft down without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
DEER STRUCK THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PRODUCED MINOR DAMAGE. BOTH PILOTS DESCRIBED SEEING THE DEER IN A FLASH FROM THE RIGHT SIDE BEFORE IMPACT. THE AIRMAN THEN DECIDED TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.