What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 08, 2018, an Ultramagic N250 lighter-than-air (lta) balloon, N275WB, registered to buoyant investments, inc., and operated by world balloon of albuquerque, NM, landed in Rio Rancho, NM after a 50-minute commercial ("paid") sightseeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was not damaged, and a 78-year-OLD female passenger suffered a broken arm as the wicker basket tipped over upon landing. The flight originated in albuquerque, NM, on October 08, 2018, at 0909 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 08, 2018, AN ULTRAMAGIC N250 LIGHTER-THAN-AIR (LTA) BALLOON, N275WB, REGISTERED TO BUOYANT INVESTMENTS, INC., AND OPERATED BY WORLD BALLOON OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM, LANDED IN RIO RANCHO, NM AFTER A 50-MINUTE COMMERCIAL ("PAID") SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND A 78-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AS THE WICKER BASKET TIPPED OVER UPON LANDING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, ON OCTOBER 08, 2018, AT 0909 MDT.
NTSB investigation
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