35.0845° N, 106.6511° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 4, 1994 · 08:55 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Balloon Fiestaa
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N199K
Reported as
Amtrqa AX10
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total325 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Failed to achieve a pisitive climb after launch. Struck windshield of parked chase vehicle.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO ACHIEVE A PISITIVE CLIMB AFTER LAUNCH. STRUCK WINDSHIELD OF PARKED CHASE VEHICLE.