# Incident 20210328003091I: Del Mar, CA, March 28, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2021, 19:00 local time
- Place: Del Mar, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Location: 32.9629° N, 117.2624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9629&lon=-117.2624&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210328003091I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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