FAA incident report · Cameron Balloons US A-105 · Bird In Hand, PA · September 9, 2012
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting to land in the the yard of a private home balloon hit several power wires. Removing one of the wires causing power outage in the area.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN THE THE YARD OF A PRIVATE HOME BALLOON HIT SEVERAL POWER WIRES. REMOVING ONE OF THE WIRES CAUSING POWER OUTAGE IN THE AREA.