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.
Pilot reported that during an attempted landing in his balloon a gust of wind caught the envolope and drug the balloon several feet at which time the balloon became airborne and lodged on a light post.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING IN HIS BALLOON A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE ENVOLOPE AND DRUG THE BALLOON SEVERAL FEET AT WHICH TIME THE BALLOON BECAME AIRBORNE AND LODGED ON A LIGHT POST.