# Accident 20160730012659A: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z, Lockhart, TX, July 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2016, 07:42 local time
- Place: Lockhart, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8000° N, 97.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8000&lon=-97.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2469L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2469L-2018-03-20) (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: 16
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA16MA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16MA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160730012659A

## Narrative

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

?	ON JULY 30, 2016, AT 7:42 AM EDT, A BALONY KUBICEK BB85Z HOT AIR BALLOON, N2469L, OPERATED BY HEART OF TEXAS HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES, IMPACTED POWER LINES AND BURST INTO FLAMES IN A PASTURE ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, IN THE TOWN OF LOCKHART.  THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ALL 15 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE KILLED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH CALM WINDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY ABOVE HOWEVER, A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER BELOW THE BALLOON?S FLIGHT PATH OBSCURRED THE GROUND.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE BALLOON CONTACTED HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES DURING ITS DESCENT FOR LANDING.  THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A LOCAL AIR TOUR FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA16MA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16MA204), Jul 30, 2016: Kubicek BB85 (N2469L), Lockhart, TX, destroyed, 16 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's pattern of poor decision-making that led to the initial launch, continued flight in fog and above clouds, and descent near or through clouds that decreased the pilot's ability to see and…

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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