# Incident 20021021032879I: Amblmp ABCA60, Valdosta, GA, October 21, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2002
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7825° N, 83.2767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7825&lon=-83.2767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N660VL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMBLMP ABCA60
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,208 total, 588 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021021032879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, WIND GUST BLEW INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA006), Oct 21, 2002: American Blimp A-60 (N660VL), Valdosta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Loss of airship control during tie down, due to gusty wind conditions.

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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