20131229025239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cameron Balloons US A-400 · Napa, CA · December 29, 2013

Date: December 29, 2013 · 08:30 local
Place: Napa, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65298
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA097
Reported as: Cameron Balloons US A-400
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 21
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,985 total398 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N65298Registered now · Cameron Balloons US A-400S/N 6694 · Built 2013 Airframe modelCameron Balloons US A-400 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Yountville, CA, N65298, Cameron A-400 balloon, encountered wind shear, struck a power line and made a hard landing at the normal landing zone in yountville at 290830PST. A few of the lower panels were burned. No injuries to the 21 occupants. One woman injured her knee when exiting the basket after the event was over and was transported to hospital.

This investigation is open and on going. This report will be amended as further inmormation becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

YOUNTVILLE, CA, N65298, CAMERON A-400 BALLOON, ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR, STRUCK A POWER LINE AND MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE NORMAL LANDING ZONE IN YOUNTVILLE AT 290830PST. A FEW OF THE LOWER PANELS WERE BURNED. NO INJURIES TO THE 21 OCCUPANTS. ONE WOMAN INJURED HER KNEE WHEN EXITING THE BASKET AFTER THE EVENT WAS OVER AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPEN AND ON GOING. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS FURTHER INMORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNapa, CAFailure to maintain clearance from obstacles during a descent that resulted in an inadvertent collision with a pole.Dec 29, 2013 · Substantial damage