On Tuesday 1 April 1997 at 0828 hours, Cameron O-160 balloon ZK-FBS, on a passenger scenic flight, was making a go-around from a missed landing approach in foggy conditions when it contacted a power line. No injury or damage to the balloon resulted.
A wind shift led to the missed landing approach. The go-around manoeuvre was insufficient or too late to avoid the power line.
A safety issue addressed was the recent non-availability of Whenuapai and Ohakea weather information for pre-flight briefings.
