- Date
- October 13, 1985, 18:00 local (Oct 14, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4395CRaven S60A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851013051309A
- Case key
- 16873
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing, while the basket of a raven balloon was being pulled by the wind driven envelope, it struck a fence and a mobile home trailer. Of the four passengers aboard, one received minor injuries and one received serious injuries. The pilot stated that if he had had more experience in this type balloon, he might have done things differently.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4395C
- Reported as
- Raven S60A
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 314
- Airframe hours
- 953
- Engine
- none, unknown
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kenny Gibson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 2, 1985
- Airport
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 174 total · 23 in this make and model · 174 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 69 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.