ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299141
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 2000 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Balloon Works FIREFLY F-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2571F |
| MSN: | 7824-3 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 49 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ANTHONY, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following landing, and prior to the balloon being secured to the ground, the pilot shut down the burner and the passengers egressed from the basket contrary to the pilot's instructions, which were to stay in the basket until she told them to exit. As a result of the decrease in weight, the balloon lifted off and drifted into power lines. Because the burner was shut down, the pilot had no control in the vertical plane.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot to keep the burner operating until the balloon was secured. A factor was the passengers disregarding the instructions they had been given by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA071
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2022 03:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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