# Incident 19930919039539I: Adams A55, Kingsbury, NY, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 07:10 local time
- Place: Kingsbury, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3637° N, 73.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsbury, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3637&lon=-73.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9803N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9803N-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55 (registry code 0050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919039539I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER BLOCKED RIP CORD AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PULL RIP CORD ON LANDING.BALLOON DRIFTED TO POWERLINE. DEFLATED.

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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