19961009044679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Camron N-105 · Albuquerque, NM · October 9, 1996

Date: October 9, 1996 · 07:40 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16076
Reported as: Camron N105
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,510 total510 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N16076Registered now · Cameron Balloons US N-105S/N 5966 · Built 1994 Airframe modelCameron Balloons US N-105 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.

Narrative: on 10/09/96 at 7:40 am MDT, a cameron N-105 hot air balloon (N16076) sustained damage to the envelope while the aircraft was being deflated and packed. The incident occurred approximately one-tenth mile south of montano blvd., Albuquerque, NM. The aircraft had been involved in pleasure flying. During deflation and packing, a gust caused the envelope to contact nearby trees that were adjacent to the road, which caused damage to the envelope. The aircraft is registered to cameron balloons - us; privacy data omitted visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. Aircraft damage was limited to the envelope fabric. No persons were on board the aircraft, and there were no injuries to the ground crew. Mr. Dunnington holds a united kingdom commercial pilot license #126133B.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 10/09/96 AT 7:40 AM MDT, A CAMERON N-105 HOT AIR BALLOON (N16076) SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENVELOPE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DEFLATED AND PACKED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE-TENTH MILE SOUTH OF MONTANO BLVD., ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN PLEASURE FLYING. DURING DEFLATION AND PACKING, A GUST CAUSED THE ENVELOPE TO CONTACT NEARBY TREES THAT WERE ADJACENT TO THE ROAD, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENVELOPE. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO CAMERON BALLOONS - US; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE ENVELOPE FABRIC. NO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE GROUND CREW. MR. DUNNINGTON HOLDS A UNITED KINGDOM COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE #126133B.