# Incident 19970419012719I: Adams A55S, Truth And Conse, NM, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997, 07:35 local time
- Place: Truth And Conse, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9008A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008A-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55S (registry code 0050105, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419012719I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 4/19/97 AT APPROXIMATELY 0735 AM N9008M, AN ADAMS A55S BALLOON INTIATED AN APPROACH FOR LANDING AT ELEPHANT BUTTE STATE PARK, NE OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM THE BALLOON CONTACTED TWO POWER LINES SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE LINES THAT WERE MOUNTED ON TWO 30' POLES APPROXIMATELY 250 YDS APART. NO INJURIES TO PIC OR 2 PASSENGERS. PILOT COUNSELED. FILE CLOSED. NO FURTHER ACTION.

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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