# Incident 20040911027629I: Stnson V77, Albuquerque, NM, September 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6093Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6093Q) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911027629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOURS, SATURDAY 09/11/2004, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE ASSISTED A CAMERON V-77 HOT AIR BALLOON (N6093Q) DURING LANDING NEAR THE VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTER, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE BALLOON WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, BY ITS OWNER, KERI LEE LITTLE;^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED BALLOON FIESTA PARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH MR. LITTLE, HE STATED THE PREVAILING WIND AT HIS LANDING SITE WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 3-5 KTS. AS HE SET UP HIS LANDING APPROACH TO THE VINEYARD COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT, THE WINDS BEGAN TO SHIFT TO THE WEST, WHICH WAS MOVING HIM AWAY FROM THE PARKING LOT. HE THREW HIS DROP-LINE OVER THE SIDE IN HOPES OF CATCHING SOMETHING TO SLOW HIS MOTION. AFTER LANDING HE NOTICED THAT ^PRIVACY ^ WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND HOLDING HIS LEFT HAND. THE GROUND CREW ARRIVED AND TOOK ^PRIVACY ^ INSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHERE HE RECEIVED FIRST AID TREATMENT.

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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