# Incident 19870215013279I: Avianw SKYHAWK, Albuquerque, NM, February 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47AV-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK (registry code 0900104, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIANW SKYHAWK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 220 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870215013279I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN, WIND PICKED BALLOON BACK UP AND INTO POWERLINES AND TREES.

## Other reports on N47AV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19961005043399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005043399A), Oct 5, 1996: Avianw SKYHAWK (N47AV), Albuquerque, NM. Ground crewman injured when balloon lifted. Hand caught in a rope. Lifted 20FT then got loose and fell. (-23) on 10/05/96 at 5:45 am MDT, a ground crewmember…

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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