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) During approach a cable used to assist ground personnel to steady the balloon after landing contacted an electrical wire which the pilot reported not seeing. The arcing caused an upright support to melt severing one of the mounts. There were no injuries reported as a result of this action.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING APPROACH A CABLE USED TO ASSIST GROUND PERSONNEL TO STEADY THE BALLOON AFTER LANDING CONTACTED AN ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH THE PILOT REPORTED NOT SEEING. THE ARCING CAUSED AN UPRIGHT SUPPORT TO MELT SEVERING ONE OF THE MOUNTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION.