ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355155
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| Date: | Monday 6 October 1997 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N74056 |
| MSN: | F8-078 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1048 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albuquerque, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KABQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the 'approach to landing was normal.' He stated that the balloon 'touched down, bounced once, and came to a normal upright stop.' The injured passenger (the pilot's wife) reported to the Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) that 'she had her arm around an upright and was holding on very hard.' She stated to the IIC that she believed that the 'landing was not a difficult landing,' but she was having 'some difficulty with my [her] knees' and did not have them bent as the pilot had instructed. Subsequently, during the landing sequence, she fractured her arm.
Probable Cause: the passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 08:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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