Aerostar S60A, N6534A: Accident occurred December 26, 2020 in Peoria, Arizona and Incident occurred October 31, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona

https://registry.faa.gov/N6534A

Location: Peoria, AZ 

Accident Number: WPR21LA074

Date & Time: December 25, 2020, 17:19 Local 

Registration: N6534A

Aircraft: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S60A

Injuries: 3 Minor

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Aerial observation

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: AEROSTAR

INTERNATIONAL INC

Registration: N6534A

Model/Series: S-60A 

Aircraft Category: Balloon

Amateur Built: No

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Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Minor 

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 2 Minor

Aircraft Fire: On-ground

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 3 Minor

Latitude, Longitude: 33.5705,-112.2503 (est)

October 31, 2020: Balloon crashed into a residence. 

Date: 31-OCT-20

Time:17:16:00Z

Regis#: N6534A

Aircraft Make: AEROSTAR

Aircraft Model: S60A

Event Type: INCIDENT

Highest Injury: NONE

Aircraft Missing: No

Damage: NONE

Activity: SIGHTSEEING

Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)

Operation: 91

City: PHOENIX

State: ARIZONA