# Accident 20131005019459A: Cameron Balloons US N-105, Albuquerque, NM, October 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2013, 07:05 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0847° N, 106.6511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0847&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4113T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4113T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-105 (registry code 1880217, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US N-105
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,504 total, 3,504 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131005019459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED AIBF FIELD DURING THE ABQ INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA.  DURING THE FLIGHT WINDS BECAME HIGHER THAN FORECAST.  DURING THE HARD LANDING, THE FEMALE PASSENGER BROKE HER LEFT LEG.  PILOT AND OTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  BALLOON AND BASKET RECEIVED NO DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN14LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA005), Oct 5, 2013: Cameron N105 - NO Series (N4113T), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land the balloon from a high approach altitude due to high winds, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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