# Incident 19910705039449I: Galaxy GALAXY7, Provo, UT, July 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1991, 07:48 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3092° N, 111.7104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3092&lon=-111.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5353A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5353A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 7 (registry code 3760520, https://openairdocs.org/model/galaxy-balloons-galaxy-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GALAXY GALAXY7
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91IA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91IA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705039449I

## Narrative

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

LANDED BALLOON SHORT OF POWERLINES. ENVELOPE PUSHED TREE LIMBS ONTO POWERLINES. ENVELOPE BURNED ON BURNER.

## 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 SEA91IA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91IA159), Jul 5, 1991: Galaxy GLX-7 (N5353A), Provo, UT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION. FACOTRS INCLUDE ON GROUND CONTACT WITH A FENCE.

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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