FAA incident report · Adams A55S · Albuquerque, NM · October 10, 1985
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Balloon caught in rain cell after liftoff. Struck powerlines during uncontrolled descent as envelope got wet.
BALLOON CAUGHT IN RAIN CELL AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK POWERLINES DURING UNCONTROLLED DESCENT AS ENVELOPE GOT WET.