ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228140
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| Date: | Saturday 10 August 2019 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Head Balloons, Inc. AX9-118 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2027S |
| MSN: | 430 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sacramento County, Galt, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | 8899 Orr Road, Galt, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The stationary Head Balloons, Inc, experienced a tether release and onboard fire at the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Galt, California.
The balloon sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries during the incident.
Sources:
https://www.kcra.com/article/galt-balloon-fire-pilot-injured-festival-california/28667262
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/08/10/hot-air-balloon-fire-galt-crash/
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:10-AUG-19,GALT,N2027S
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2027S
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 August 2019 | N2027S | 0 | Galt, California | |
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| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2019 16:25 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Aug-2019 18:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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