# Accident 19950812023959A: Amtr NIEUPORT24, Houston, TX, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 07:26 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5691° N, 95.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5691&lon=-95.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1384E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1384E-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: General Balloon NEWPORT (registry code 3760302, https://openairdocs.org/model/general-balloon-newport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR NIEUPORT24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023959A

## Narrative

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

VELCRO STRIP AT TOP BALLOON SEPARATED. LOST HOT AIR. USED BURNER SLOW DESCENT BUT HIT HARD INJURING OCCUPANTS.

## 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 FTW95LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA338), Aug 12, 1995: General Balloon Newport AX8 (N1384E), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF LIFT AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING AS RESULT OF THE DISENGAGEMENT OF A VELCRO STRIP AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOON'S ENVELOPE.

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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