# Accident 19860517017799A: Genbal AX6GENERAL, Temecula, CA, May 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho California
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5023° N, 117.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rancho California Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5023&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2490Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GENBAL AX6GENERAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 126 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860517017799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE HOT AIR BALLOON STRUCK POWERLINES DURING A FORCED LANDING. PILOT FAILED TO CARRY ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA223), May 17, 1986: General Balloon AX-6 (N2490Z), Temecula, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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