ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364342
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 1991 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cameron N120 |
| Owner/operator: | Elkhart Balloon, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6092K |
| MSN: | 5513 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goshen, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Elkhart, IN |
| Goshen, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE BALLOON MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CORN FIELD THAT HAD BEEN CUT. WINDS REPORTED BY THE PILOT WERE FROM 300 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT WAS SELF BRIEFED ON THE WEATHER. ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE LANDING.
Probable Cause: AN IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1990 | N6092K | Private | 0 | Mottville, MI | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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