# Incident 19941231043439I: Amtr EARTHWINDS, Fallon, NV, December 31, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1994, 11:34 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1994H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1994H-2017-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newman Larry EARTHWINDS (registry code 05637EG, https://openairdocs.org/model/newman-larry-earthwinds) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR EARTHWINDS
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941231043439I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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