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) Winds shifted as pilot attempted to land in open field. Once at treetop level the balloon was blown into low voltage power lines resulting in a small tear approximately 10 inches long near top of balloon envelope. Pilot was counseled on congested area landings and proper landing techniques.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WINDS SHIFTED AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD. ONCE AT TREETOP LEVEL THE BALLOON WAS BLOWN INTO LOW VOLTAGE POWER LINES RESULTING IN A SMALL TEAR APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LONG NEAR TOP OF BALLOON ENVELOPE. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON CONGESTED AREA LANDINGS AND PROPER LANDING TECHNIQUES.