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.
Raleigh/Durham, NC (rdu):privacy data omitted, CRJ9, lga-rdu, reported a bird strike on a 3 mile final for runway 23L and landed without incident. Pilot stated the bird struck the # 2 engine but did not know extent of damage if any. Damage: extent unknown.
As the FAA filed it
RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC (RDU):^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRJ9, LGA-RDU, REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON A 3 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23L AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT STATED THE BIRD STRUCK THE # 2 ENGINE BUT DID NOT KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGE IF ANY. DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN.