# Accident 19950729048799A: Head Balloons AX8-88, Mesquite, TX, July 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7592° N, 96.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7592&lon=-96.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4516R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4516R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX8-88 (registry code 4280200, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950729048799A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WHILE LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR MESQUITE, TX, A WIND GUST DRAGGED THE BALLOON ALONG THE GROUND, THE BASKET TIPPED OVER, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUT. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED LEG.

## 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 FTW95LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA323), Jul 29, 1995: Head Balloons AX8-88 (N4516R), Mesquite, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND THE CREWMEMBER'S FAILURE TO HOLD ONTO THE BASKET. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH WIND.

## Other reports on N4516R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041002023731I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041002023731I), Oct 2, 2004: Head AX888HEAD (N4516R), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 2, 2004, at 0816 MDT, a Head AX8-88, N4516R, registered to joseph reynolds, collided with another hot air balloon in flight over Albuquerque,…

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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