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.
During climbout on instructional flight, plane encountered a flock of turkey buzzards. One impacted the left wing. Flight instructor declared an emergency and circled back to land. Landing was uneventful, plane taxied under own power, no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMBOUT ON INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, PLANE ENCOUNTERED A FLOCK OF TURKEY BUZZARDS. ONE IMPACTED THE LEFT WING. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CIRCLED BACK TO LAND. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, PLANE TAXIED UNDER OWN POWER, NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N12600 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.