# Incident 20140803017149I: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z, Kyle, TX, August 3, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2014, 07:45 local time
- Place: Kyle, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9891° N, 97.8772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kyle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9891&lon=-97.8772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4961D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (registry code 1370509, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb85z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB85Z
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140803017149I

## Narrative

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

ON AUG. 3, 2014, N4961D, A BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO LIGHTER THAN AIR BALLOON, MADE A HARD LANDING INTO A CHURCH SOCCER FIELD DUE TO THE RETRIEVAL TEAM PARKING THEIR VEHICLE IN THE PATH OF THE LANDING BALLOON. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT, OF THE BALLOON, TO LAND SHORT AND ABRUPTLY IN ORDER TO AVOID CONTACTING THE BACK END OF THE BALLOON TRAILER WITH THE GONDOLA. BECAUSE OF THE HARD LANDING TWO FEMALE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

## Other reports on N4961D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240114000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240114000169A), Jan 14, 2024: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (N4961D), Eloy, AZ, Minor damage, 4 fatal. On January 14. 2024, at approximately 07:47, [privacy data omitted], a balloon [privacy data omitted] and being operated by [privacy data omitted], crashed in…

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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