# Accident 19920613021619A: FANTASY 7, Rio Ranch, NM, June 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Rio Ranch, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2696° N, 106.6592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2696&lon=-106.6592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5355M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5355M-1995-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY SEVEN BALLN (registry code 3410101, https://openairdocs.org/model/fantasy-sky-promotions-fantasy-seven-balln) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FANTASY 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 157 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DQA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613021619A

## Narrative

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

FLASH FIRE DURING INFLATION BURNED PILOT AND A GROUND MAN. HAD REMOVED TWO OF FOUR TANKS AND LEFT A OPEN LINE.

## 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 FTW92DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DQA02), Jun 13, 1992: Fantasy Sky Promotions AX-7 (N5355M), Rio Rancho, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INSPECTION OF THE BALLOON FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF TWO OF THE FUEL TANKS WHICH RESULTED IN VENTED FUEL DUE TO A FUEL LINE BEING LEFT LOOSE AND A FUEL VALVE LOCKED OPEN.

## Other reports on N5355M (1)

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

- [Accident 19900623039439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623039439A), Jun 23, 1990: Amtrqk FANTASY1 (N5355M), Rio Rancho, NM, Minor damage. During inflation, open fuel tank line caused excessive propane vapors in gondola and throat area. Fireball ensued.

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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