# Incident 20090510009969I: Raven S60A, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2009, 07:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- 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: N120RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120RB-2014-12-22) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 41 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090510009969I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20090525009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525009389A), May 25, 2009: Raven S60A (N120RB), Albuquerque, NM, No damage. (-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"…

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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