ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363067
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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1992 |
| Time: | 09:48 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar AX-9 |
| Owner/operator: | Mario Distefano |
| Registration: | N28267 |
| MSN: | S66A-3001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hopkinton, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Westboro, MA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DUE TO THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA, THE PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT UNTIL HE EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE BALLOON SETTLED INTO TREES WHERE TWO PASSENGERS WERE OFFLOADED. THE PILOT SAID HE THOUGHT WITH TWO PASSENGER OUT OF THE BASKET, THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH RESIDUAL LIFT TO LIFT THE BALLOON CLEAR OF THE TREES; HOWEVER, THE BALLOON ONLY MOVED ABOUT 20 FEET AND SETTLED BACK INTO THE TREES. WHILE SETTLING TO THE GROUND SEVERAL SIDE PANELS OF THE BALLOON WERE RIPPED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT PLANNING WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA177
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 13:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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