# Incident 20231207017669I: Ultramagic Sa N-300, Phoenix, AZ, December 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2023, 08:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N320EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic N-300 (registry code 9130013, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-n-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAMAGIC SA N-300
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231207017669I

## Narrative

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

PHOENIX, AZ: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, N-300, DURING A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT (HOT AIR EXPEDITION), THE WINDS CHANGED, AND THE PILOT NEEDED TO FIND AN ALTERNATE LANDING SPOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE ALTERNATE DESTINATION SPOT THE MATERIAL OF THE BALLOON ENVELOPE GOT STUCK ON A CITY LIGHT POLE AND TORE THE MATERIAL. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON BOARD OR ON THE GROUND. THE BALLOON CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL BACK YARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) WITH THE ENVELOPE DRAPING OVER A FENCE. POB: 9, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: MINOR TO THE ENVELOPE. 12/07/2023.

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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