# Accident 20061015021249A: Adams A55S, Albuquerque, NM, October 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2006, 08:50 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1533° N, 106.7861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1533&lon=-106.7861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9019A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9019A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55S (registry code 0050105, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 560 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061015021249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2006 AT 0850 AN ADAMS A55S BALLOON, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND 3 MILES NORTH OF ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE BALLOON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM.

## 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 DEN07CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA011), Oct 15, 2006: Adams A55S (N9019A), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind.

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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