# Accident 20191019020619A: Ultramagic S A N-250, Albuquerque, NM, October 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2019, 08:05 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0844° N, 106.6503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0844&lon=-106.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N275WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic S A N-250 (registry code 9130008, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-s-a-n-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAMAGIC S A N-250
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,330 total, 530 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191019020619A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 19, 2019, AN ULTRAMAGIC N250 LIGHTER-THAN-AIR (LTA) BALLOON,

N275WB, REGISTERED TO BALLOONS OVER THE RAINBOW INC., AND OPERATED BY WORLD BALLOON OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM IMPACTED POWER LINES WHILE PREPARING TO LAND IN A PARKING LOT IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE, NM WHILE ON AN RIDE TOUR FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE BALLOON BASKET AND SUSPENSION CABLES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY (BROKEN FINGER).  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE, NM ON OCTOBER 19, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 MDT.

## 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 GAA20CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA037), Oct 19, 2019: Ultramagic N 250 (N275WB), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure maintain clearance from power lines, which resulted in an explosion and preimpact fire.

## Other reports on N275WB (1)

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

- [Accident 20181008019969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181008019969A), Oct 8, 2018: Ultramagic S A N-250 (N275WB), Rio Rancho, NM, No damage. On October 08, 2018, an Ultramagic N250 lighter-than-air (lta) balloon, N275WB, registered to buoyant investments, inc., and operated by world balloon 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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