ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
N36988
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7
N6464N
RAVEN RX-7
TWO BALLOONS, A RALLY AND A FIREFLY, COLLIDED IN FLIGHT DURING THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. THE PILOT OF THE FIREFLY WAS CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET PER MINUTE WHEN HIS ENVELOPE CONTACTED THE BASKET OF THE RALLY. THE PILOT OF THE RALLY STATED HE OBSERVED THE FIREFLY CLIMBING AT A 'VERY FAST RATE' AND HE ACTIVATED HIS BURNER IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE COLLISION. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FAA WAIVER FOR THE FIESTASTATED THAT CLIMBS WERE TO BE MADE AT A RATE NO GREATER THAN 200 FEET PER MINUTE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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