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.
N249WN, B-737-7H4 operating as southwest airlines flight 975, pit to bna, stuck a bird during landing at bna. The bird strike caused substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer which was remove and replaced.
As the FAA filed it
N249WN, B-737-7H4 OPERATING AS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 975, PIT TO BNA, STUCK A BIRD DURING LANDING AT BNA.THE BIRD STRIKE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WHICH WAS REMOVE AND REPLACED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.