What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Passenger received broken ankle disembarking balloon. Her husband stepped on her foot exiting balloon basket. (-23) on 10/06/96 at 8:45 am MDT, a passenger suffered serious injuries while deplaning from a colt 90 hot air balloon (gjnnb). The accident occurred near montgomery blvd. And I-25, in Albuquerque, NM. The aircraft had landed after the first hop of a morning pleasure flight and was changing passengers in preparation for another flight. During the passenger change, one passenger was climbing out of the gondola- assisted by her husband. She stepped on her husbands, foot, breaking his ankle. The aircraft is registered to nicholas a.p. godfrey privacy data omitted visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. Mr. Godfrey holds a u.k. commercial pilot license #222294J/B.
As the FAA filed it
PASSENGER RECEIVED BROKEN ANKLE DISEMBARKING BALLOON. HER HUSBAND STEPPED ON HER FOOT EXITING BALLOON BASKET. (-23) ON 10/06/96 AT 8:45 AM MDT, A PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES WHILE DEPLANING FROM A COLT 90 HOT AIR BALLOON (GJNNB). THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR MONTGOMERY BLVD. AND I-25, IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED AFTER THE FIRST HOP OF A MORNING PLEASURE FLIGHT AND WAS CHANGING PASSENGERS IN PREPARATION FOR ANOTHER FLIGHT. DURING THE PASSENGER CHANGE, ONE PASSENGER WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE GONDOLA- ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND. SHE STEPPED ON HER HUSBANDS, FOOT, BREAKING HIS ANKLE. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO NICHOLAS A.P. GODFREY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. MR. GODFREY HOLDS A U.K. COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE #222294J/B.