19821003051119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Picard AX6 · Albuquerque, NM · October 3, 1982

Date
October 3, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2509E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA004
Reported as
Picard AX6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
976 total38 in this make and model21 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.

Struck a powerline while landing during a balloon fiesta race. Arcing powerline burned balloon panels.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE LANDING DURING A BALLOON FIESTA RACE. ARCING POWERLINE BURNED BALLOON PANELS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.