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)Pilot checked before flight and monitored jefferson county ATIS during flight. Unforcast winds came up and during landing hit tree. Minor damage to balloon.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PILOT CHECKED BEFORE FLIGHT AND MONITORED JEFFERSON COUNTY ATIS DURING FLIGHT. UNFORCAST WINDS CAME UP AND DURING LANDING HIT TREE. MINOR DAMAGE TO BALLOON.
Other reports on N1527M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.