# Accident 20060614013319A: Lbl LBL105A, Frisco, TX, June 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2006, 19:30 local time
- Place: Frisco, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1219° N, 96.7922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1219&lon=-96.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1410C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1410C-2006-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 105A (registry code 5180002, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-105a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LBL LBL105A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060614013319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:30 LCL, A BALLOON OPERATED BY THE PILOTS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED A LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR DURING AN APPROACH TO A LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR FRISCO TEXAS. THE BALLOON BEGAN A HIGHER THAN NORMAL DESCENT RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING, EJECTING ^PRIVACY DATA O^ FROM THE BASKET. THE BALLOON BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF ^PRIVACY DATA O^ IN THE BASKET RESULTING IN A SECOND HARD LANDING WHICH EJECTED ^PRIVACY DA^ FROM THE BASKET. THE BALLOON CONTINUED ACROSS A FIELD AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A LIGHT POLE WHERE A FIRE ENSUED COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE BASKET, PROPANE BOTTLES AND BURNERS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA161), Jun 15, 2006: Lindstrand Balloons 105A (N1410C), Frisco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath while landing. Contributing factors were the prevailing high winds and the downdraft encountered on final approach.

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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