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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lindstrand Balloons 105A · Rio Rancho, NM · July 24, 2017

Date: July 24, 2017 · 07:00 local
Place: Rio Rancho, NM
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N447LB
Reported as: Lindstrand Balloons 105A
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 415 total85 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N447LBRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Lindstrand Balloons 105AS/N 5017 · Built 1996 Airframe modelLindstrand Balloons 105A 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 July 24, 2017, at 0700 MDT, a Lindstrand 105A balloon, N447LB, registered to bucket list adventures, LLC, was operated above the manufactures recommended limitations on a commercial balloon flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft received minor damaged, and the commercial pilot and passengers were not injured. The flight originated from a launch field near privacy data omitted Rio Rancho, NM, on July 24, 2017, at 0700 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 24, 2017, AT 0700 MDT, A LINDSTRAND 105A BALLOON, N447LB, REGISTERED TO BUCKET LIST ADVENTURES, LLC, WAS OPERATED ABOVE THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDED LIMITATIONS ON A COMMERCIAL BALLOON FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A LAUNCH FIELD NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RIO RANCHO, NM, ON JULY 24, 2017, AT 0700 MDT.