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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B · Gallup, NM · May 21, 2011

Date: May 21, 2011 · 07:30 local
Place: Gallup, NM
Airport: None
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1524V
Reported as: Balloon Works Firefly 7-B
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 426 total9 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1524VRegistered now · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-BS/N 10319 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7-B Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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On may 21, 2011 at 730 mt, a Balloon Works, firefly 7-B, N1524V, registered to the owner, was landing about 2 miles north of red rock state park, NM. After touch down the envelope draped over a power line causing minor damage to the envelope. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were uninjured. The flight originated at red rock state park, NM, on may 21, 2011 at approximately 700 mt.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 21, 2011 AT 730 MT, A BALLOON WORKS, FIREFLY 7-B, N1524V, REGISTERED TO THE OWNER, WAS LANDING ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF RED ROCK STATE PARK, NM. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER A POWER LINE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENVELOPE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RED ROCK STATE PARK, NM, ON MAY 21, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 700 MT.