# Accident 20120410006422A: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 07:35 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8483° N, 111.7883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8483&lon=-111.7883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20513, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20513) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX (registry code 0900110, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-magnum-ix) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAN BALLOON MAGNUM IX
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total, 7,700 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410006422A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND IN A OPEN FIELD AND THE BASKET OF HIS BALLOON MADE CONTACT WITH THE ENVELOPE OF ANOTHER BALLOON CAUSING IT TO RIP.  THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING TO HIT THE OTHER BALLOON'S ENVELOPE HE CLIMBED.  HE SAID WHEN HE CLIMBED THE BASKET BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE OTHER BALLOON'S ENVELOPE AND GOT CAUGHT ON THE MATERIAL CASUING IT TO RIP.   BOTH BALLOONS LANDED WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THIS BALLOON.DAMAGE TO THE OTHER BALLOON CONSISTED OF A 4' TEAR ABOVE THE EQUATOR AND TWO PANELS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2037U, Avian Balloon MAGNUM IX: [Accident 20120410006172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410006172A)

## 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 WPR12CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA163), Apr 10, 2012: Avian Balloon Magnum IX (N20513), Sedona, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance during approach for landing between his basket and the envelope of another balloon that was also on approach, which resulted in a midair collision.

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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