# Incident 19951208041809I: Adams A55S, Park City, UT, December 8, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Park City, UT
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6572° N, 111.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6572&lon=-111.4937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1059Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1059Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55S (registry code 0050105, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 400 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951208041809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT LANDING. UNABLE RELIGHT. LANDED IN FIELD. ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER WIRES. USED GOOD JUDGEMENT.

## Other reports on N1059Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19950812039269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812039269I), Aug 12, 1995: Adams A55S (N1059Y), Park City, UT. Narrative: during approach to landing the pilot light went out. The pilot attempted to relight the burner but was unable. The pilot elected to land the balloon…

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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