# Incident 20131007020499I: Cameron Balloons US O-90, Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2013, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4111X-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US O-90 (registry code 1880271, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-o-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US O-90
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 122 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131007020499I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 AM MDT, N4111X, A CAMERON O-90 HOT AIR BALLOON SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE BALLOON STRUCK AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ON A COMMERCIAL BUILDING DURING A LANDING APPROACH IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED IN THE INCIDENT.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 DURING THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.

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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