# Incident 20041010027122I: Raven S57A, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- 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: N570KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N570KR-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A (registry code 7485057, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S57A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010027122I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2004, N570KR, AN AEROSTAR RAVEN S57-A, REGISTERED TO CAMELOT BALLOON ESCAPES, SUSTAINED MINOR BURN DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER HOT AIR BALLOON DURING A PRIVATE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. N570KR WAS ASCENDING AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FPM, AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE OTHER BALLOON WHICH WAS ASCENDING AT AN ESTIMATED 400-500 FPM. THE GONDOLA OF N570KR TIPPED SIDEWAYS WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY THE ENVELOPE OF THE LOWER BALLOON, CAUSING THE BURN DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6310T, Arostr RX8: [Incident 20041010027121I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010027121I)

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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