ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
N58LB
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7
THE BALLOON COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE LANDING IN A ZOO PARKING LOT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND NEXT TO THE BALLOON THEY WERE CHASING IN A HOUND AND HARE GAME, HE ALLOWED THE GONDOLA TO DRAG THROUGH THE TREE TOPS. THE ENVELOPE THEN CAUGHT ON A TREE AND DURING THE ENCOUNTER THE ENVELOPE WAS TORN BY THE BRANCHES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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