20090510009969I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raven S-60A · Albuquerque, NM · May 10, 2009

Date: May 10, 2009 · 07:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N120RB
Reported as: Raven S60A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 430 total41 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N120RBRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Aerostar International S-60AS/N S60A-3075 · Built 1988 Airframe modelAerostar International S-60A Engine 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 may 10, 2009 at 0730 MDT, N120RB, an Aerostar international balloon, struck the montano bridge over the rio grande in northern Albuquerque, NM. Neither the two passenger nor the commercial pilot were injured. Both the north side bridge rail and the gondola sustained minor damage. The flight was a commercial sightseeing flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91 using visual flight rules (VFR). Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 10, 2009 AT 0730 MDT, N120RB, AN AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL BALLOON, STRUCK THE MONTANO BRIDGE OVER THE RIO GRANDE IN NORTHERN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. NEITHER THE TWO PASSENGER NOR THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WERE INJURED. BOTH THE NORTH SIDE BRIDGE RAIL AND THE GONDOLA SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS A COMMERCIAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

Other reports on N120RB · 1

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

Accident 20090525009389ALanding · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On may 25, 2009 at 0830 MDT, N120RB, an Aerostar international balloon, made a hard landing on a fenced yard east of the hotel Albuquerque in "old town" Albuquerque, NM. One passenger sustained a broken ankle. Three passengers sustained bruises and…May 25, 2009 · No damage