ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356860
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1996 |
| Time: | 07:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cameron CIGPACK-80 |
| Owner/operator: | R J Reynolds Tobacco Company |
| Registration: | N4535W |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 85 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The basket on a balloon was destroyed by fire when it contacted power lines during landing. The poles and wires were reported as difficult to see due to trees and vegetation. Two witnesses reported that the pilot was talking with ground crew personnel, and was facing opposite of the direction that the balloon was traveling, just prior to the accident. The electric company had given out maps to the pilots, showing the locations of the power lines in the area.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid transmission (power) lines during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: vegetation and trees, which obscured the pilot's view of the power lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA294
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 11:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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