ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358699
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1995 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2232H |
| MSN: | 7779 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 309 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Littleton, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A NORMAL LANDING, FOLLOWING A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT, THE GONDOLA TIPPED ON ITS SIDE TRAPPING THE PILOT'S RIGHT ARM UNDER THE GONDOLA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FOREARM, THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE BALLOON DURING LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA280
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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