Primary finding
Probable cause
The balloon's encounter with unforecasted wind shear and the subsequent inadvertent collision with terrain. A factor was the pilot's inability to control the balloon's descent.
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NTSB investigation record
DEN99LA003
CompletedCameron N-120· N1607G
- Date
- October 4, 1998
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Conditions
- VMC
- Record
- Completed
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