32.9629° N, 117.2624° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 2021 · 19:00 local
Place
Del Mar, CA
Phase of flight
Unknown
Collision
Midair collision
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The balloon pilot was on approach to land when a dji mavic mini collided with the balloon envelope, tearing through the fabric, and falling into the basket below. The balloon pilot continued the approach to landing without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE BALLOON PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO LAND WHEN A DJI MAVIC MINI COLLIDED WITH THE BALLOON ENVELOPE, TEARING THROUGH THE FABRIC, AND FALLING INTO THE BASKET BELOW. THE BALLOON PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.