20031004026369I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7-15 · Albuquerque, NM · October 4, 2003

Date: October 4, 2003 · 08:25 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9060V
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY715
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 282 total281 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N9060VRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2019 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15S/N F7-729 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 4, 2003, at 0825 MDT, a firefly, 7-15, hot air balloon, N9060V registered to jerry l. holmes made an emergency landing at fiesta park, Albuquerque new Mexico while participating in the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. Aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured and the passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated at fiesta park, Albuquerque, new Mexico on October 4, 2003 at 0822 MDT. The aircraft envelope was substantially damaged in the process of removing it from the concession buildings after the pilot and passenger had disembarked.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 4, 2003, AT 0825 MDT, A FIREFLY, 7-15, HOT AIR BALLOON, N9060V REGISTERED TO JERRY L. HOLMES MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON OCTOBER 4, 2003 AT 0822 MDT. THE AIRCRAFT ENVELOPE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING IT FROM THE CONCESSION BUILDINGS AFTER THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD DISEMBARKED.