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.
(-23) On 08/15/1999 N-411OV a cammeron model C-100 hot air ballon, on a CFR part 91 flight, attempted to make a precautionary landing in a open field in Naperville, IL. The flight departed plainfield, IL the landing was a result of a unforcas change in low level winds, there were no injuries and minor damage to the ballon basket.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 08/15/1999 N-411OV A CAMMERON MODEL C-100 HOT AIR BALLON, ON A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A OPEN FIELD IN NAPERVILLE, IL. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PLAINFIELD, IL THE LANDING WAS A RESULT OF A UNFORCAS CHANGE IN LOW LEVEL WINDS, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BALLON BASKET.