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FAA incident report · LBL 240ALBL · Albuquerque, NM · October 7, 2007

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Date
October 7, 2007 · 07:30 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N460LB
Reported as
LBL 240ALBL
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,747 total112 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days
N460LBRegistration cancelled May 2, 2014 · Lindstrand Balloons 240AS/N 5347 · Built 2006Airframe modelLindstrand Balloons 240AEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On October 7, 2007 at 0730 MDT, N460LB, a lindstrand 240A hot air balloon, struck a parked trailer during takeoff from balloon fiesta park in Albuquerque, NM, during the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta. The balloon was not damaged and the trailer received minor damage. The flight was a commercial sight-seeing flight participating in the mass ascension at the balloon fiesta. The flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91 in VFR conditions. The pilot and the 12 passengers on board were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 7, 2007 AT 0730 MDT, N460LB, A LINDSTRAND 240A HOT AIR BALLOON, STRUCK A PARKED TRAILER DURING TAKEOFF FROM BALLOON FIESTA PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM, DURING THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE TRAILER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS A COMMERCIAL SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT PARTICIPATING IN THE MASS ASCENSION AT THE BALLOON FIESTA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT AND THE 12 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED.