# Incident 20161027018239I: Cameron Balloons US N-105, Durango, CO, October 27, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161027018239I

## Narrative

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

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, TANKS TURNED OFF, TOP CAP RIPPED OUT) A GUST OF WIND FILLED UP BALLOON ENVELOPE. THE BALLOON WAS BLOWN INTO A ROW OF DEFOLIATED COTTONWOOD TREES DAMAGING THE ENVELOPE FABRIC. NO INJURIES OF ANY KIND WERE SUSTAINED

## Other reports on N4501Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20160317002449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160317002449I), Mar 17, 2016: Cameron Balloons US N-105 (N4501Y), Pagosa Springs, CO, Minor damage. 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…

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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