# Incident 20160317002449I: Cameron Balloons US N-105, Pagosa Springs, CO, March 17, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2634° N, 107.0035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pagosa Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2634&lon=-107.0035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4501Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4501Y) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160317002449I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17TH, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. LOCAL, N4501Y, A CAMERON BALLOON MADE CONTACT WITH A RESIDENTIAL POWER LINE ON APPROACH TO LANDING WEST OF PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE ELECTRICITY DISCHARGED ENOUGH TO CAUSE A SMALL BURN TO THE BASKET BEFORE BREAKING AND ALLOWING THE BALLOON TO CONTINUE. THE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS TWO PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N4501Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20161027018239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161027018239I), Oct 27, 2016: Cameron Balloons US N-105 (N4501Y), Durango, CO, Minor damage. On 10/27/2016 N4501Y landed after an uneventful flight to the PIC?s normal landing spot. After completing a successful landing, and shut down (burners off,…

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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