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FAA incident report · LBL 180ALBL · Coachella, CA · December 20, 2005

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Date
December 20, 2005 · 16:12 local
Place
Coachella, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4016F
Reported as
LBL 180ALBL
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,932 total480 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N4016FRegistration cancelled Oct 13, 2010 · Lindstrand Balloons 180AS/N 5041 · Built 1997Airframe modelLindstrand Balloons 180AEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After reaching an altitude of 2800 feet and descending for an open field landing, the balloon envelope brushed against some high voltage electrical power lines near dillon road and interstate 10, Coachella, CA. Eventually landing and evacuating the passengers from the basket, the pilot discovered no damage to the balloon envelope or it's basket.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF 2800 FEET AND DESCENDING FOR AN OPEN FIELD LANDING, THE BALLOON ENVELOPE BRUSHED AGAINST SOME HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER LINES NEAR DILLON ROAD AND INTERSTATE 10, COACHELLA, CA. EVENTUALLY LANDING AND EVACUATING THE PASSENGERS FROM THE BASKET, THE PILOT DISCOVERED NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON ENVELOPE OR IT'S BASKET.