# Accident 20070413007459A: Lbl 150ALBL, Mecca, CA, April 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2007, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mecca, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5333° N, 116.1817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5333&lon=-116.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N156LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 150A (registry code 5190009, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LBL 150ALBL
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 911 total, 65 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413007459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UNEXPECTED STRONG GUSTY WINDS DURING APPROACH TO LAND CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL, SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING AND BREAKING POWER LINES, BOUNCING THE BASKET OFF THE GROUND BEFORE BEING DRUG ALONG THE GROUND UNTIL THE BASKET STOPPED AND THE ENVELOPE COMPLETELY DEFLATED.

## 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 LAX07LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA126), Apr 13, 2007: Arbc 150A (N156LB), Mecca, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly in forecasted unfavorable wind conditions that exceeded the balloon's capabilities.

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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