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.
Narrative: on inflation, quick release did not function properly. Wind gust partially closed mouth of balloon, and drug balloon into wire which ran from transformer to private residence. No injuries. Three (3) panels burned on balloon. Balloon broke single wire to private residence in rural area south of airport.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON INFLATION, QUICK RELEASE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WIND GUST PARTIALLY CLOSED MOUTH OF BALLOON, AND DRUG BALLOON INTO WIRE WHICH RAN FROM TRANSFORMER TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE. NO INJURIES. THREE (3) PANELS BURNED ON BALLOON. BALLOON BROKE SINGLE WIRE TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN RURAL AREA SOUTH OF AIRPORT.