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.
Aircraft departed smf rwy 17L at 0714 local time. Approximately .5 miles on upwind, the pilots reported a bird strike and requested to return to airport. Plane landed uneventfully at 0730. Pilots reported damage to engine #1. No injuries.
Wx: 160-11KTS, 10SM, fw 050, 29.96
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SMF RWY 17L AT 0714 LOCAL TIME. APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES ON UPWIND, THE PILOTS REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. PLANE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT 0730. PILOTS REPORTED DAMAGE TO ENGINE #1. NO INJURIES.