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.
Pilot was attempting to climb above a large radio tower but hit one of the guy wires with the basket of the balloon, causing it to break and the tower collapsed. The balloon continued to a landing with no damage or injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ABOVE A LARGE RADIO TOWER BUT HIT ONE OF THE GUY WIRES WITH THE BASKET OF THE BALLOON, CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND THE TOWER COLLAPSED. THE BALLOON CONTINUED TO A LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.