ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372745
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Date: | Friday 3 July 1987 |
Time: | 08:00 LT |
Type: | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B |
Owner/operator: | David L.woods,jr. |
Registration: | N7420U |
MSN: | F8B078 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Greenville, SC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Greenville, SC |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:BALLOON DTPTED LAUNCH SITE ABOUT SIX MILES SW OF LANDING AIRPORT FOR A KEY GRAB DURING A BALLOON RALLEY. WIND WAS ABOUT SEVEN KTS ACCORDING TO PIC. APPROACHING FIELD TO LAND BASKET WAS DRAGGED THROUGH TREE TOPS TO SLOW BALLOON. POWER LINE HIDDEN BY THE TREES WAS STRUCK AND SEPARATED BY BASKET. BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN HARD WHICH RESULTED IN ONE PAX FALLING ONTO 2ND PAX BREAKING HER LOWER LEG.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL87LA200 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87LA200
Revision history:
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