ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345897
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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 2023 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Avian Balloon Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N2067Q |
| MSN: | 207 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 350 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bucyrus, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bucyrus, OH |
| Bucyrus, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The balloon pilot reported that after a local sightseeing flight, she maneuvered and descended toward the landing zone that was an open field that had power lines nearby. After clearing the power lines, the pilot further descended and just prior to impact she “added a small amount of heat,' however, the basket bounced twice and tipped over onto its side. The pilot then completely deflated the balloon to prevent the basket from getting dragged on the ground. During the bounced landing and basket tip over, one of the passengers fell to the bottom of the basket, which resulted in a serious injury to her right leg. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the balloon that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The balloon pilot's bounced landing, which resulted in the basket tipping over and a serious injury to a passenger.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA377
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1991 | OE-AZP | Private | 2 | St. Michael ob Bleiburg |  |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 13 April 1997 | N380P | Private | 0 | San Diego, CA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2023 16:33 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 16-Oct-2023 20:03 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 22-Dec-2023 10:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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