Incident Kubicek BB51Z N245NS *,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274857
 
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Date:Thursday 27 January 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BALL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Kubicek BB51Z
Owner/operator:Sonoma Ballooning
Registration: N245NS *
MSN: 863
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:west of Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The hot air balloon was not damaged during the forced landing to open field terrain west of Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, subsequent to the inflight detachment of the burner component.
There were no reported injuries to the thirteen occupants onboard the flightseeing hot air balloon.

Sources:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/hot-air-balloon-crashes-west-of-sonoma-no-injuries-reported/2792729/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=245NS

* Registration Unconfirmed

https://sonomaballooning.com/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jan-2022 00:03 Geno Added
30-Jan-2022 04:03 RobertMB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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