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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY11B · Albuquerque, NM · July 27, 2006

Date: July 27, 2006 · 08:00 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2190S
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06CA108
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY11B
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,517 total186 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N2190SRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11BS/N GLX-1311B · Built 2003 Airframe modelFirefly Balloons GALAXY 11B Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On July 27, 2006 at 0800 MDT a firefly 11B hot air balloon, N2190S, registered to and piloted by privacy data omitted made a hard landing near the intersection of coors blvd and montano rd in Albuquerque, new Mexico, while on a sightseeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was not damaged. One passenger was seriously injured. The flight originated at rio rancho, new Mexico at 0700 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2006 AT 0800 MDT A FIREFLY 11B HOT AIR BALLOON, N2190S, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A HARD LANDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COORS BLVD AND MONTANO RD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO AT 0700 MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN06CA108Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMfuel exhaustion, resulting in the pilot's inability to relight one of two burners, and resulting in a hard landing.Jul 27, 2006 · No damage

Other reports on N2190S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20031009027289ALevel Off Touchdown · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On October 9, 2003, at approximately 2000 MST a firefly galaxy 11B balloon, N2190S, registered to david e. smith, collided with the ground on landing in a field near the intersection of rio bravo road and coors blvd., Albuquerque, NM. Visual…Oct 9, 2003 · Reported as Balwks FIREFLY11B · Substantial damage