ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229544
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| Date: | Friday 14 July 2017 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Balloon Works Firefly 8B 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3282P |
| MSN: | F8B-520 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 309 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murfreesboro, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Murfreesboro, TN |
| Murfreesboro, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the commercial pilot, after a successful sightseeing balloon flight, all the passengers exited the gondola and were helping the pilot secure the balloon. As they were holding on to the maneuvering handles, the balloon began to ascend; the pilot directed the passengers to "let go" of the gondola, and all except one released the maneuvering handles. The passenger who did not let go was carried about 30 ft into the air before he let go and fell to the ground; he sustained serious injuries. The pilot regained control of the balloon and landed.
Probable Cause: The passenger's failure to let go of the balloon's gondola when the balloon began to ascend. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon after landing, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Oct-2019 18:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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