# Incident 19960921034329I: Stnson V77, Mackinaw, IL, September 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1996, 18:50 local time
- Place: Mackinaw, IL
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5339° N, 89.3555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mackinaw, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5339&lon=-89.3555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9523Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9523Z-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US V-77 (registry code 1880206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921034329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AN APPROACH TO LANDING, N9523Z, A CAMERON V-77 HOT AIR BALLOON, COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE POWERLINES PRIOR TO STRIKING THEM. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OR HIS PASSENGER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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