ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231469
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| Date: | Saturday 14 December 2019 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Head Balloons AX8-88B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2224H |
| MSN: | 351 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 300 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Doña Ana County, Las Cruces, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Cruces, NM (LRU) |
| Las Cruces, NM (LRU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, just after lifting off in the balloon, one of his passengers dropped to the bottom of the basket because he was afraid. After about 15 minutes of trying to get the passenger to relax, the pilot began looking for a place to land the balloon. The balloon was about 75 ft above ground level when the burner flamed out. While trying to relight the burner with a striker, the balloon descended and struck power lines, which severed four of the eight suspension cables attached to the basket. The balloon then impacted a building. According to the pilot, the burner had a history of flameouts, and he had experienced it many times. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the balloon that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: A burner flameout, which resulted in the pilot's inability to arrest the balloon’s descent and its subsequent impact with power lines as he was trying to relight the burner.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N2224H
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 21:35 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Aug-2020 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 23-Aug-2020 17:03 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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