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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Natbal 752-12 · Dysart, IA · April 28, 1988

Date: April 28, 1988 · 19:50 local
Place: Dysart, IA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3220N
Reported as: Natbal 75212
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total23 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N3220NRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · National Ballooning 752-12S/N 0129 · Built 1983 Airframe modelNational Ballooning 752-12 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon caught in a downdraft. Forced into powerlines. Applied heat. Lifted off powerlines. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT. FORCED INTO POWERLINES. APPLIED HEAT. LIFTED OFF POWERLINES. LANDED SAFELY.

Other reports on N3220N · 1

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

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