# Incident 20041223033699I: Stnson V77, Santa Rosa, CA, December 23, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45109, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45109) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 60 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041223033699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 23, 2004 AT 1030 AM, HOT AIR BALLOON, N45109, CAMBAL-V-77, DEPARTED LUTHER BURBANK FIELD (SOUTHEAST SANTA ROSA AIRPORT STS, CA). DUE TO HIGH WINDS, PILOT ATTEMPTED THREE LANDINGS IN A FIELD NEAR DOYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SONOMA BLVD. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT TO LAND, PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN CONGESTED DOWNTOWN SANTA ROSA SKIDDING ACROSS THE GROUND WITH THE BALLOON ENVELOPE DRAPING OVER SEVERAL PARKED CARS. MINOR DAMAGE TO BALLOON ENVELOPE. MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER. PILOT STATED THAT WINDS WERE APPROX. 2 KNOTS DURING DEPARTURE AND "CRANKING" ABOUT 8 KNOTS DURING LANDING ATTEMPTS.

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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