# Incident 19990215010849I: Colt 240A, Solana Beach, CA, February 15, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1999, 17:32 local time
- Place: Solana Beach, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9913° N, 117.2581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Solana Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9913&lon=-117.2581&mi=10
- Aircraft: GBUWO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: COLT 240A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215010849I

## Narrative

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

DURING SIGHTSEEING BALLOON FLIGHT, PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNFORCASTED GUSTING WINDS. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY WATER LANDING, 200 YARDS OFFSHORE FROM SOLANA BEACH,CA. AIRCRAFT ORIGINALLY LANDED INSIDE OF THE BREAKER, BUT DUE TO ROUGH WATER, PILOT LAUNCHED AGAIN AND FLEW FURTHER WEST JUST OUTSIDE THE BREAKER. MINOR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS TREATED AT SCENE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING RECOVERY EFFORT. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

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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