Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Cameron Balloons V‑90, N623RK: Incident occurred October 03, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albuquerque, New Mexico

Balloon struck a residential powerline that was inactive due to another balloon's coming in contact prior, basket came to rest on residential property. 


Date: 03-OCT-21
Time: 15:17:00Z
Regis#: N623RK
Aircraft Make: CAMERON BALLOONS
Aircraft Model: V-90
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: AIR SHOW
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: ALBUQUERQUE
State: NEW MEXICO

1 comment:

  1. Ah yes, the annual ALBQ balloon festival. Two pilots slam into the same power lines at different intervals? What the hell were they thinking/doing? Especially the second guy who should have been aware of the first incident prior.

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