# Incident 20071009023299I: Raven S60A, Albuquerque, NM, October 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2007, 09:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63286-2020-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 260 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009023299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2007 AT 0915 MDT, N63286, AN AEROSTAR S60A HOT AIR BALLOON STRUCK A TREE DURING LANDING APPROACH TO A FIELD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE BALLOON RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VFR CONDITIONS DURING THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA.

## Other reports on N63286 (2)

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

- [Accident 19960609033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609033049A), Jun 9, 1996: Raven S60A (N63286), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. Struck tree on landing approach. Impact broke pilots ankle. Passengers exited. Balloon rose relanded safely.
- [Accident 19951001030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030729A), Oct 1, 1995: Raven S60A (N63286), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. On descent to land, ground crew could not hold balloon, went into high voltage power line, arched and burned.

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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