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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Head AX888HEAD · Albuquerque, NM · October 2, 2004

Date: October 2, 2004 · 08:16 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4516R
Reported as: Head AX888HEAD
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 297 total277 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4516RRegistered now · Head Balloons AX8-88S/N 165 Airframe modelHead Balloons AX8-88

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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 2, 2004, at 0816 MDT, a Head AX8-88, N4516R, registered to joseph reynolds, collided with another hot air balloon in flight over Albuquerque, new Mexico, while participating in the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and neither pilot or passengers were injured. The flight originated at balloon fiesta field, Albuquerque, new Mexico, on October 2, 2004, at 0750 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, AT 0816 MDT, A HEAD AX8-88, N4516R, REGISTERED TO JOSEPH REYNOLDS, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER HOT AIR BALLOON IN FLIGHT OVER ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NEITHER PILOT OR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BALLOON FIESTA FIELD, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, AT 0750 MDT.

Other reports on N4516R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19950729048799AMesquite, TX(-16) While landing in a field near Mesquite, TX, a wind gust dragged the balloon along the ground, the basket tipped over, and one passenger was thrown out. The passenger sustained a fractured leg.Jul 29, 1995 · Minor damage