# NTSB Accident CEN10CA456
> **LINDSTRAND 69A** · 2010-07-30 · Longview, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10CA456
- **Event ID:** 20100802X20252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-07-30
- **Location:** Longview, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.494445, -94.775558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LINDSTRAND
- **Model:** 69A
- **Registration:** N96LN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The the pilot's inadvertent movement of the burner assembly off center resulting in an in-flight fire of the skirt and envelope of the balloon. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's attention being diverted to venting the envelope to avoid an obstacle and lose altitude.

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