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 July 14, 2019 at 1347 CST pilot declared emergency due to birdstrike. The aircraft, an amateur home built vans RV8, was practicing formation flight with another aircraft 10 miles northwest of Denton, TX when the left wing was struck by a hawk. The aircraft returned to Denton enterprise airport (dto) and landed without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 14, 2019 AT 1347 CST PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO BIRDSTRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT, AN AMATEUR HOME BUILT VANS RV8, WAS PRACTICING FORMATION FLIGHT WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF DENTON, TX WHEN THE LEFT WING WAS STRUCK BY A HAWK. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DENTON ENTERPRISE AIRPORT (DTO) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.