ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298393
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Date: | Saturday 13 October 2001 |
Time: | 07:10 LT |
Type: | Thunder And Colt AX8-90 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N407TC |
MSN: | 2158USA |
Total airframe hrs: | 289 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Albuquerque, New Mexico -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The balloon struck vehicles and poles during landing in gusty wind conditions. The envelope received multiple tears, and the basket received light scrapes. The weather observation facility reported the wind from 130 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 18 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the obstacles during landing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW02LA016 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA016
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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