# Incident 19991106036349I: Raven S49A, Artesia, NM, November 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1999, 08:00 local time
- Place: Artesia, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8517° N, 104.4237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Artesia, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8517&lon=-104.4237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6344H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6344H-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S49A (registry code 7484049, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S49A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 198 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991106036349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/06/99 AT 08:00 AM, MST, AN AEROSTAR S-49A HOT AIR BALLOON (N6344H) OPERATED BY MR. ROY F. BOWIE, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A "HIGH-WIND" LANDING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR 286 NORTH LAKE ROAD, OUTSIDE ARTESIA, NM.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, DURING THE ARTESIA, NM, BALOON RALLY.  AFTER TAKING OFF WITH NUMEROUS OTHER BALOONS, THE WIND VELOCITY INCREASED.  DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE PILOT SAW A SINGLE-STRAND POWERLINE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC AND THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.  THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO MARY ANN BOWIE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                  MR. BOWIE HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (#466702648).  MR. BOWIE WAS COUNSELED BY THE ABQ FSDO SPM.

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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