45.7833° N, 108.5007° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 10, 1979 · 08:00 local
Place
Billings, MT
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGYZ1
Reported as
Camron O77
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
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 liftoff assisted by lift from 15K wind. Wind lift lost after 40 feet. Balloon settled, takeoff aborted.
As the FAA filed it
BALLOON LIFTOFF ASSISTED BY LIFT FROM 15K WIND. WIND LIFT LOST AFTER 40 FEET. BALLOON SETTLED, TAKEOFF ABORTED.