ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239046
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| Date: | Monday 3 August 2020 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Head Balloons AX8-88 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N45303 |
| MSN: | 154 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 141 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Teton County, Jackson Hole, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Jackson, WY |
| Jackson, WY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The balloon pilot reported that after about 50 minutes of uneventful flying, the wind increased to about 11 miles per hour (mph) while traveling to the southwest. Immediately after, the wind abruptly shifted 180º and increased to about 20 miles per hour. The balloon descended and impacted terrain, slid about 30 yards, and came to rest on its side. The balloon sustained minor damaged, and a passenger sustained a serious broken ankle injury.
The weather study revealed that the weather encountered was not forecasted.
Probable Cause: The balloon pilot's inability to maintain altitude during un-forecasted weather, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20CA262
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1992 | N1613B | Rainbow Balloons | 0 | Driggs, ID | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2020 20:06 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Aug-2020 22:30 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2020 15:06 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2020 15:08 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2022 05:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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