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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr EARTHWINDS · Fallon, NV · December 31, 1994

Date: December 31, 1994 · 11:34 local
Place: Fallon, NV
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1994H
Reported as: Amtr Earthwinds
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total4 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N1994HRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2017 · Newman Larry EARTHWINDSS/N 1991 · Built 1994 Airframe modelNewman Larry EARTHWINDS Engine modelNONENone

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.

Narrative: balloon departed on a round-the-world flight. At approximately 30,000', the flight crew experienced an uncontrolled ascent. Helium was dumped from the envelope and the balloon landed without further incident. Investigation revealed the anchor balloon, utilized for ballest, failed. This investigation is closed. Incident does not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: BALLOON DEPARTED ON A ROUND-THE-WORLD FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000', THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED ASCENT. HELIUM WAS DUMPED FROM THE ENVELOPE AND THE BALLOON LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ANCHOR BALLOON, UTILIZED FOR BALLEST, FAILED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.