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.
N717RS was about 500 feet AGL on final approach to rwy 23R at Indianapolis International (ind) airport when the pilot noticed a few small birds, but thought he had avoided them. The pilot later noticed minor damage on the leading edge of the rubber deice boot on the horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
N717RS WAS ABOUT 500 FEET AGL ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 23R AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL (IND) AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED A FEW SMALL BIRDS, BUT THOUGHT HE HAD AVOIDED THEM. THE PILOT LATER NOTICED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RUBBER DEICE BOOT ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.