# Incident 20241009017679I: Cameron Balloons US ZL-70, Albuquerque, NM, October 9, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2024, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2501° N, 106.6210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2501&lon=-106.6210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31010, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 (registry code 1880370, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-zl-70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US ZL-70
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241009017679I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9, 2024, BALLOON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO THE LANDING AREA, IN GUSTY CONDITIONS, HIT A TREE. THIS RESULTED IN NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON. THE PILOT WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE, NM INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA (AIBF).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA081), Oct 9, 2024: Cameron Balloons US ZL-70 (N31010), Rio Rancho, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain clearance from a tree during the landing approach due to a gusting wind shift.

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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