# Incident 20230826014359I: Ultramagic M-90, Albany, OR, August 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2023, 07:31 local time
- Place: Albany, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6269° N, 123.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6269&lon=-123.0967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116TM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116TM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic M-90 (registry code 9130005, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-m-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAMAGIC M-90
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230826014359I

## Narrative

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

DEPARTURE IN HOT AIR BALLOON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM S12 TO THE NORTH WITH PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. PILOT SAW THREE OR FOUR OTHER BALLOONS IN A FIELD AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO LAND. WAS RELEASING GAS FROM THE ENVELOPE AND TOLD PASSENGERS TO PREPARE FOR A HARD LANDING IN FIELD. PILOT NOTED THE PRESENCE OF THE POWERLINES ON THE EDGE OF THE FIELD AND BELIEVED THEY WERE CLEAR AND FLEW OVER THEM. DURING DECENT THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPE CONTACTED THE POWERLINES CAUSING A TEAR IN THE ENVELOPE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT INDICATION OF CONTACT WITH THE POWERLINES IN THE BALLOON. THEY TOUCHED THE PAVEMENT ON THE ROAD AND THEN LANDED IN THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS TOLD AFTER LANDING THE ENVELOPE HAD CONTACTED THE POWERLINES AND HAD TORN THE ENVELOPE. THE GROUND CREW AND THE PILOT REMOVED THE BALLOON FROM THE SITE BEFORE CONTACT WITH THE NTSB OR ROC WAS MADE. DAMAGE IS TO TWO PANELS OF THE BALLOON AT THE EQUATOR LINE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

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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