- Date
- October 8, 1981
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 5 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N40708Barnes AX-7N2792RRaven S-55A
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19811008090231A19811008090232A
- Case key
- 123259
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2545 81/10/8 ALBUQUERQUE,NM RAVEN S-55A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 31, 62 TOTAL TIME - 0820 N2792R PX- 0 0 2 AIR SHOW/RACING HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 4 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUTTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 90 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- STRUCK FROM BELOW BY OTHER BALLOON.APRX 200 BALL00NS AT LAUNCH SITE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2545 81/10/8 ALBUQUERQUE,NM BARNES AX-7 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0820 N40708 PX- 0 0 3 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE UNK/NR, 631 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 3 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUTTER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED REMARKS- BALLOONS LAUNCHED INDIVIDUALLY THRU RADIO CONTACT WITH COMMAND CENTER.VSBY RESTRICTED,OTR BALLOONS
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N40708
- Reported as
- Barnes AX-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cutter Field
- Registration
- N2792R
- Reported as
- Raven S-55A
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Cutter
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 19811008090231ABalwks FIREFLY7 · Albuquerque, NMUnaware of other balloon. Top of balloon snagged on others gondola. Broke free. Balloon torn, landed hard.Accident 19811008090232ARaven S55A · Albuquerque, NMCollision course, tried to outclimb other balloon. Gondola snagged in other ballons top, broke free, landed safely.