# Accident 20190427003529A: Ultramagic S-90, Lamesa, TX, April 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Airport: Lamesa Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8764° N, 101.9458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8764&lon=-101.9458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901UM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901UM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic S-90 (registry code 9130011, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-s-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAMAGIC S-90
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003529A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 27, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 LOCAL TIME, N901UM, A S-90 BALLOON WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR LAMESA, TEXAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE BALLOON RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND DURING LANDING.  ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, PILOT AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORREST PARK IN LAMESA, TEXAS ON APRIL 27, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 LOCAL TIME.

## 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 CEN19CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA128), Apr 27, 2019: Ultramagic S90 (N901UM), La Mesa, TX, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to launch the balloon in known high wind conditions, and his failure to fully vent the balloon upon landing, which resulted in the balloon landing hard several times,…

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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