# Incident 19990116010479I: Stnson V77, Rural Johnson, CO, January 16, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1999, 17:31 local time
- Place: Rural Johnson, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2043W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043W) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990116010479I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 16,1999, MR. ROBERT T. SCHENDEL OPERATED CAMERON BALLOONS, CAMBAL V-77,N2043W, AS PILOT IN COMMAND ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT IN RURAL JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS, WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 1731 CST,WHILE ON AN APPROACH TO LANDING, ME. SCHENDEL COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES RESULTING IN ARCHING OF THE WIRES AND A FIRE. THERE WAS MINOR BURN DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC OF THE ENVELOPE, BUT NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGERS.

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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