# Incident 20120718015469I: Aerostar International Inc RX 8, Eagle, ID, July 18, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2012, 07:06 local time
- Place: Eagle, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6954° N, 116.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6954&lon=-116.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9070Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9070Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120718015469I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM THE BOISE FAIR GROUNDS FOR A MORNING FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS.  THE WIND WAS FORECAST TO BE 5 KNOTS, BUT AFTER LIFT OFF THE WIND INCREASED TO 20-25 KNOTS AND THE PILOT SET UP TO LANDING IN EAGLE, ID.  ON APPROACH HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROOF OF A BUILDING THAT BELONGED TO THE CITY OF EAGLE, THEN MADE THE LANDING.  THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED BRUISES, AND THE BALLOON BURNED IT'S SKIRT AND TWO PANELS.  COUNSELED PILOT ON DECISION MAKING SKILLS.  COMPLETED

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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