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) Balloon gondola was located in the trailer during refueling. An unidentified source ignited one of the tanks, and the pilot stopped the fueling process but was unable to fight the fire. The fire department was contacted and the pilot contained the fire until the fire department arrived. The trailer and contents were destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BALLOON GONDOLA WAS LOCATED IN THE TRAILER DURING REFUELING. AN UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE IGNITED ONE OF THE TANKS, AND THE PILOT STOPPED THE FUELING PROCESS BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIGHT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THE PILOT CONTAINED THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE TRAILER AND CONTENTS WERE DESTROYED.