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.
privacy data omitted Stated that he saw an aircraft in close proximity while on downwind. He descended and turned away, then ended up in a flock of birds. He became disoriented and then realized he was in some tree tops. He then was able to recover and climb to a safe altitude. He then checked his flight controls and re-entered the pattern and landed uneventfully.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE SAW AN AIRCRAFT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WHILE ON DOWNWIND. HE DESCENDED AND TURNED AWAY, THEN ENDED UP IN A FLOCK OF BIRDS. HE BECAME DISORIENTED AND THEN REALIZED HE WAS IN SOME TREE TOPS. HE THEN WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND CLIMB TO A SAFE ALTITUDE. HE THEN CHECKED HIS FLIGHT CONTROLS AND RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.