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| Date: | Monday 24 November 2025 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Cameron A225 |
| Owner/operator: | Rainbow Ryders Inc |
| Registration: | N980VA |
| MSN: | 6968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
| Albuquerque, NM | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The balloon crashed in Montessa Park due to a downdraft. One passenger sustained serious injuries, another sustained minor injuries. The pilot was not injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N980VA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 September 2025 | N980VA | Rainbow Ryders Inc | 0 | Albuquerque, NM | |
non |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2025 15:02 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Dec-2025 19:18 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Category, Accident report, ] |
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