# Incident 20240605006869I: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30XR, Prescott, AZ, June 5, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2024, 06:15 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30XR (registry code 1370515, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb30xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB30XR
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240605006869I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO LAUNCH BALLOON FROM A PARKING LOT.  DURING LAUNCH PROCEDURES A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ENVELOPE TO THE SIDE CAUSING THE BASKET TO CONTACT A PARKED CAR AND THEN A FENCE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BASKET.

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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