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FAA incident report · Camron A-210 · House Springs, MO · June 28, 1996

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Date
June 28, 1996 · 18:55 local
Place
House Springs, MO
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N7523L
Reported as
Camron A210
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N7523LRegistered now · Cameron Balloons US A-210S/N 5856 · Built 1993Airframe modelCameron Balloons US A-210Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 06-28-96 at approximately 2355 UTC, a hot air balloon, operated by william j. lyon, struck a tree on approach to landing (striking a tree by a balloon on landing is an accepted method of slowing down the balloon). This incident occurred over an uncongested area with negative damage to person or property. Incident reported to stl afss 06-28-96, 0030 UTC which in turn notified stl-fsdo 06-29-96, 0333 UTC by way of a faxed aircraft accident/incident preliminary notice. No other civil action is known to be pending.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 06-28-96 AT APPROXIMATELY 2355 UTC, A HOT AIR BALLOON, OPERATED BY WILLIAM J. LYON, STRUCK A TREE ON APPROACH TO LANDING (STRIKING A TREE BY A BALLOON ON LANDING IS AN ACCEPTED METHOD OF SLOWING DOWN THE BALLOON). THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED OVER AN UNCONGESTED AREA WITH NEGATIVE DAMAGE TO PERSON OR PROPERTY. INCIDENT REPORTED TO STL AFSS 06-28-96, 0030 UTC WHICH IN TURN NOTIFIED STL-FSDO 06-29-96, 0333 UTC BY WAY OF A FAXED AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NO OTHER CIVIL ACTION IS KNOWN TO BE PENDING.