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 was on the downwind for an approach to the runway when large turkey vulture flew up in front of the aircraft from below. Bird contacted the upper part of the windscreen on the left side of the aircraft. The windscreen was cracked, and airframe aerodynamic cowling was bent. Aircraft landed safely with no injuries to instructor pilot and student
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE DOWNWIND FOR AN APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WHEN LARGE TURKEY VULTURE FLEW UP IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM BELOW. BIRD CONTACTED THE UPPER PART OF THE WINDSCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINDSCREEN WAS CRACKED, AND AIRFRAME AERODYNAMIC COWLING WAS BENT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES TO INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT