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Incident

FAA incident report · Aerstr CTS · 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, second aircraft
Aircraft: N9110B
Reported as: Aerstr CTS
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 240 total60 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N9110BRegistered now · Aerostar International CTSS/N CTS-3002 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAerostar International CTS Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

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, an Aerostar Cts balloon, N9110B, registered to flying chili peppers balloon co., 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 no damage and neither pilot nor passengers were injured. The other balloon received minor damage. 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, AN AEROSTAR CTS BALLOON, N9110B, REGISTERED TO FLYING CHILI PEPPERS BALLOON CO., 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 NO DAMAGE AND NEITHER PILOT NOR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE OTHER BALLOON RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BALLOON FIESTA FIELD, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, AT 0750 MDT.