# Accident 20120531012619A: American Blimp Corp A60R, Marana, AZ, May 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VL9A
- Location: 32.4096° N, 111.2184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARANA RGNL (AVQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4096&lon=-111.2184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615LG-2023-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Blimp A60R (registry code 3850102, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-blimp-a60r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN BLIMP CORP A60R
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120531012619A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, THERMAL RISE CAUSE AIRSHIP TO TILT RIGHT. SIDE OF AIRSHIP STRUCK GROUND DAMAGING PROPELLER, GONDOLA AND ENVELOPE

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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