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 October 20, 2017, at approximately 16:50 hours, a challenger CL-600-2D24 owned and operated by mesa airlines, struck a turkey vulture at 2000' final into mfe. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot filed a flight plan. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot, commercial rated, sustained no injuries. The flight originated in dfw on 10/20/2017 at 16:40 hours.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 20, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:50 HOURS, A CHALLENGER CL-600-2D24 OWNED AND OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES, STRUCK A TURKEY VULTURE AT 2000' FINAL INTO MFE. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DFW ON 10/20/2017 AT 16:40 HOURS.