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.
N2548B, PA38, struck an egret during departure roll runway 10L. Damage: none. 12/17/2017 1457Z. Spoke with managing member who verified there was no damage to aircraft as a result of the bird strike.
As the FAA filed it
N2548B, PA38, STRUCK AN EGRET DURING DEPARTURE ROLL RUNWAY 10L. DAMAGE: NONE. 12/17/2017 1457Z. SPOKE WITH MANAGING MEMBER WHO VERIFIED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE BIRD STRIKE.