- Date
- October 10, 1982, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1980MRaven Industries S-66A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821010052149A
- Case key
- 69726
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was landing the balloon in strong gusty winds when he saw power lines approaching and told everyone to jump. Those jumping, except the pilot, were injured. One passenger stayed in the basket and was unharmed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1980M
- Reported as
- Raven Industries S-66A
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- S66A 105
- Airframe hours
- 53
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- James L. Black/C. William Cunn
- Registered owner
- James L. Black/C. William Cunn
- Departed
- Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 514 total · 30 in this make and model · 481 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 135 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 7 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.