# Incident 20180602025029I: Cameron Balloons US N-90, Provo, UT, June 2, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1603L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1603L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-90 (registry code 1880260, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US N-90
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180602025029I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING WHEN HE GOT CAUGHT IN A THERMAL AND A GUST OF WIND, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AND HIS BALLOON STRUCK A FENCE BELONGING TO A BUSINESS.  WHERE THE BASKET MADE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE A BRACKET WAS BROKEN ON THE CHAIN LINK FENCE.  THE BALLOON ENDED UP WITH A FEW SMALL PANELS REPAIRED.

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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