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.
Balloon operator attempted to launch balloon from a parking lot. During launch procedures a gust of wind blew the envelope to the side causing the basket to contact a parked car and then a fence resulting in minor damage to the basket.
As the FAA filed it
BALLOON OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO LAUNCH BALLOON FROM A PARKING LOT. DURING LAUNCH PROCEDURES A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ENVELOPE TO THE SIDE CAUSING THE BASKET TO CONTACT A PARKED CAR AND THEN A FENCE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BASKET.