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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cameron Balloons Z-90 · Rio Rancho, NM · February 8, 2014

Date: February 8, 2014 · 10:00 local
Place: Rio Rancho, NM
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11218
Reported as: Cameron Balloons Z-90
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total30 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N11218Registered now · Cameron Balloons Z-90S/N 6437 · Built 2006 Airframe modelCameron Balloons Z-90 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.

On February 8, 2014 at 10:00 mountain standard time (MST), a camron Z-90 free balloon collided with a fence on landing at a rural location west of Rio Rancho, new Mexico while on a sight seeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from northeastern albuquerque, new Mexico on February 8, 2014 at 08:00 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 8, 2014 AT 10:00 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A CAMRON Z-90 FREE BALLOON COLLIDED WITH A FENCE ON LANDING AT A RURAL LOCATION WEST OF RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTHEASTERN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO ON FEBRUARY 8, 2014 AT 08:00 MST.