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.
CE-172P, N9968L, s/n 17276654, struck a turkey vulture at 200 feet on half mile final to rwy 19. The aircraft landed without incident and taxied to the ramp. Upon inspection, damage was found on the leading edge of the left hand wing, between the cockpit window and the pitot tube. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
CE-172P, N9968L, S/N 17276654, STRUCK A TURKEY VULTURE AT 200 FEET ON HALF MILE FINAL TO RWY 19. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. UPON INSPECTION, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT HAND WING, BETWEEN THE COCKPIT WINDOW AND THE PITOT TUBE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.