# Incident 19960929037409I: Natbal 75212, Waterloo, IA, September 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5584° N, 92.4010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERLOO RGNL (ALO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-92.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3220N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3220N-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: National Ballooning 752-12 (registry code 6113312, https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-752-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NATBAL 75212
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 118 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960929037409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT CALLED FOD FSS TO GET WX BRIEF. FSS ADVISED THE WINDS WERE FORECAST TO BE 02/10 KTS ON THE SURFACE WITH THE WINDS ALOFT AS LISTED IN THE WX REMARKS SECTION 10 OF THIS REPORT. AFTER LIFT-OFF THE WINDS BECAME CALM. THE PILOT ADVISED HE ONLY TRAVELED 6 BLOCKS IN 45 MINUTES. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A STREET INTERSECTION. THE POLICE WERE ON SCENE AND GENERATED A REPORT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N3220N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880428020429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880428020429I), Apr 28, 1988: Natbal 75212 (N3220N), Dysart, IA, Minor damage. Balloon caught in a downdraft. Forced into powerlines. Applied heat. Lifted off powerlines. Landed safely.

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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