ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187409
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 2016 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Cameron A-315 |
| Owner/operator: | Napa Valley Balloons Inc |
| Registration: | N69520 |
| MSN: | 6742 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | SW of Napa County Airport (KAPC), Napa, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft force landed to Devil's Slough levee terrain southwest of Napa County Airport (KAPC), Napa, California. The balloon was not damaged and the 17 occupants onboard were not injured during the incident.
Sources:
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/17-rescued-after-hot-air-balloon-lands-on-island-7573160.php
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5626760-181/hot-air-balloon-rescue-near
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ddviD-S6pP
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:17-MAY-16,NAPA,N69520]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=69520
http://www.cameronballoons.com/products/hot-air-balloons/envelopes/a-type
https://napavalleyballoons.com/groups.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 November 2016 | N69520 | Napa Valley Balloons Inc. | 0 | Winters, CA | |
non |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2016 21:18 | Geno | Added |
| 18-May-2016 21:19 | Geno | Updated [Location] |
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