# Accident 20100730045489A: Lindstrand 69A, Longview, TX, July 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2010, 07:45 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: Kggg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4944° N, 94.7756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4944&lon=-94.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96LN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96LN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 69A (registry code 5180000, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-69a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LINDSTRAND 69A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730045489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OBSERVED APPROACHING A TARGET DURING THE BALLOON COMPETITION.  A SET OF TELEPHONE WIRES WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND TARGET AREA.  FROM THE ASI'S VANTAGE POINT IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW  THESE WIRES.  THE PILOT WAS WATCHING THE TARGET AND WIRES.  HE FAILED TO LOOK UP TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE  BURNER PRIOR TO INTRODUCING FUEL.  THE BURNER WAS TILTED TOWARD THE SCOOP AND ENVELOPE AREA.  AS THE PILOT INTRODUCED FUEL TO THE BURNER, THE FLAME BURNED THE NOMAX SCOOP AND APPROX 6-10 PANELS OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE BALLOON.   THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND IMMEDIATLEY BY THE TARGET OFFICIALS, WHICH HE DID.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED W/O INCIDENT AND 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 CEN10CA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA456), Jul 30, 2010: Lindstrand 69A (N96LN), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The the pilot's inadvertent movement of the burner assembly off center resulting in an in-flight fire of the skirt and envelope of the balloon. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention…

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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