# Incident 20070131001209I: Brownr LBLGB1000, Crete, NE, January 31, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2007, 08:10 local time
- Place: Crete, NE
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6248° N, 96.9525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crete, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6248&lon=-96.9525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9041W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9041W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Raymond T JR GB 1000 (registry code 05610D3, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-raymond-t-jr-gb-1000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROWNR LBLGB1000
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070131001209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BALLOON ON A TRANSCONTINENTAL WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT MADE A PLANNED LANDING NEAR THE CRETE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CRETE, NEBRASKA. THE WINDS WERE VERY STRONG, 45 KNOTS DURING THE DESCENT AND ABOUT 30 KNOTS DURING THE TOUCHDOWN. THE AERONAUT EXEUCTED A HIGH WIND LANDING IN A FIELD. THE WIND DRAGGED THE BALLOON AND THE GONDOLA, TIPPED OVER AT THE TOP OF A HILL AND ROLLED DOWN THE OTHER SIDE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON OR INJURIES TO THE AERONAUT OR TO HIS ONE PASSENGER.

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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