# Accident 19920706024259A: Avianw MAGNUMIX, Driggs, ID, July 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1992, 09:35 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7306° N, 111.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7306&lon=-111.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1613B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1613B-1995-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX (registry code 0900110, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIANW MAGNUMIX
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,961 total, 1,734 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920706024259A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT AS BALLOON NEARED WIRES ON LANDING CAUSED BASKET SUPPORT CABLE TO HIT WIRES. LANDED SAFE. CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 SEA92LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA145), Jul 6, 1992: Avian Balloon Magnum IX (N1613B), Driggs, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITION (DOWNDRAFT) AND OBJECT (TRANSMISSION WIRES).

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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