What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 20, 2017, at 0845 MST, a Thunder and colt balloon, N709TC, registration pending to arthur moller, was conducting a balloon ride by air carriage, LLC. There were nine passengers on the balloon. The balloon struck three power lines forcing the balloon to land on a soccer field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Wind direction and speeds reported during the flight were 110 degrees at 4 knots to 020 degrees at 4 knots.
The balloon sustained substantial damage but landed safely. The pilot and passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Albuquerque, NM.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 20, 2017, AT 0845 MST, A THUNDER AND COLT BALLOON, N709TC, REGISTRATION PENDING TO ARTHUR MOLLER, WAS CONDUCTING A BALLOON RIDE BY AIR CARRIAGE, LLC. THERE WERE NINE PASSENGERS ON THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON STRUCK THREE POWER LINES FORCING THE BALLOON TO LAND ON A SOCCER FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEDS REPORTED DURING THE FLIGHT WERE 110 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS TO 020 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.
THE BALLOON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT LANDED SAFELY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
NTSB investigation
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