- Date
- October 9, 1988, 11:31 local (17:31 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3592CRaven S-60A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881009045689A
- Case key
- 17628
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt, with two pax aboard a hot air balloon, participated in the 1988 Albuquerque, NM international balloon fiesta. The plt said he received a wx briefing and then departed in VFR wx conditions. After aprx 45 min of flt, the plt said he encountered unpredicted adverse winds. The balloon began an uncontrolled descent. He said he hit the ground several time before coming to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3592C
- Reported as
- Raven S-60A
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- S60A-3098
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Circus Circus Hotel
- Registered owner
- Circus Circus Hotel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 266 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots, gusting 6
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.