ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354129
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1998 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cameron A105 |
| Owner/operator: | Renaissance Balloon Inc |
| Registration: | N1601A |
| MSN: | 5923 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 161 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Howell, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he had obtained two weather briefings from the Lansing Flight Service Station, one at 1430 and the second at 1745. The forecast indicated the winds to be 240 degrees at 10 knots until 2000 and then 220 degrees at 5 knots until 2200 with no convective activity for his flight area. The flight departed from Howell at 1930 with winds from the west at 8 knots. As the flight progressed, the pilot noticed dark clouds moving south towards his position. Approximately 15 minutes into the flight, he decided to find a place to land. At 300' agl, the wind changed to 180 degrees at 20 knots. The pilot said that he then noticed power lines in his new flight direction and elected to land in a soybean field rather than attempt to fly over them. He reported that he landed hard and was dragged approximately 100' at 15-20 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to visually recognize hazards associated with meteorological phenomenon. A contributing factor was the weather condtion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA253
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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