ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358331
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1995 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N90555 |
| MSN: | F7-624 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 341 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Colorado Spgs, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCOS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF LANDING, THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT AND THE LANDING WAS HARD. THE BASKET REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT FOLLOWING THE LANDING THE PASSENGER INFORMED THE PILOT HE HAD BROKEN HIS ANKLE. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WIND SHIFT DURING LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA376
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 12:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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