ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358699
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Date: | Saturday 8 July 1995 |
Time: | 07:00 LT |
Type: | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N2232H |
MSN: | 7779 |
Total airframe hrs: | 309 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Littleton, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A NORMAL LANDING, FOLLOWING A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT, THE GONDOLA TIPPED ON ITS SIDE TRAPPING THE PILOT'S RIGHT ARM UNDER THE GONDOLA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT FOREARM, THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE BALLOON DURING LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW95LA280 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA280
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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