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 August 24, 2020, at approximately 1740 local, an Air tractor 802 bearing registration number N8524H, reported a bird strike while returning from a fire drop. The pilot managed to land the aircraft without incident or injuries. Aircraft sustained a broken side window, no further damage was reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 24, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1740 LOCAL, AN AIR TRACTOR 802 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8524H, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE WHILE RETURNING FROM A FIRE DROP. THE PILOT MANAGED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT OR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BROKEN SIDE WINDOW, NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.