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.
PIC stated he was coming in for a landing and the winds appeared to be stronger up higher than closer to the ground causing him to misjudge his landing approach. PIC hit trees with canopy causing minor damage. No injuries to persons in the balloon or on the ground occurred. No post crash fire occurred.
As the FAA filed it
PIC STATED HE WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING AND THE WINDS APPEARED TO BE STRONGER UP HIGHER THAN CLOSER TO THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO MISJUDGE HIS LANDING APPROACH. PIC HIT TREES WITH CANOPY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS IN THE BALLOON OR ON THE GROUND OCCURRED. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.