ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354395
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1998 |
| Time: | 07:55 LT |
| Type: |  Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N25491 |
| MSN: | F7-775 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterloo, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The accident balloon was part of a balloon rally. The pilot reported that he arrived at the target drop area near the Waterloo Municipal Airport. He further reported that 'After throwing my baggie I started to burn to get enough lift to clear powerlines. It seems to me we were going parallel with the powerlines along Jordan Street and would have cleared the powerlines on West Airline Highway when a gust of wind took us into the powerlines on Jordan Street.' After contacting the wires the balloon slid horizontally down the wires until the basket came to rest alongside a power pole. The pilot secured the basket to the pole using a rope and waited for approximately 2 hours until he and the passenger were lowered out of the basket by the fire department. Calm winds were reported in the area at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during climb. A factor was the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA184
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Mar-2024 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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