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) The pilot made a rapid descent to avoid a set of power lines in his flight path. The descent allowed the basket and crew to land safely, and caused the balloon to come in contact with the power lines. There was no damage to the balloon or basket.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT MADE A RAPID DESCENT TO AVOID A SET OF POWER LINES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH. THE DESCENT ALLOWED THE BASKET AND CREW TO LAND SAFELY, AND CAUSED THE BALLOON TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON OR BASKET.