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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Camron V-90 · Albuquerque, NM · May 11, 1996

Date: May 11, 1996 · 08:15 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3989E
Reported as: Camron V90
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 482 total21 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N3989ERegistration cancelled Nov 2, 2005 · Cameron Balloons US V-90S/N 5697 · Built 1991 Airframe modelCameron Balloons US V-90 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During deflation wind gust blew bag into powerline. Midjudged proximity wires and wind.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DEFLATION WIND GUST BLEW BAG INTO POWERLINE. MIDJUDGED PROXIMITY WIRES AND WIND.

Other reports on N3989E · 1

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

Incident 19930403011079IDescent · Albuquerque, NMOn approach to land,a downdraft forced balloon toward highline. Unable to arrest drift. Struck line on landing.Apr 3, 1993 · Minor damage