ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361521
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Date: | Sunday 8 August 1993 |
Time: | 09:01 LT |
Type: | Thunder And Colt 240A |
Owner/operator: | Unicorn Balloon Co., Inc. |
Registration: | N748TC |
MSN: | 2285 |
Total airframe hrs: | 125 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Woody Creek, CO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Snowmass, CO |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE ON A LOCAL AREA PASSSENGER SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT, THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED HIGH WINDS. DURING THE ENSUING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, THE BALLOON STRUCK A FENCE AND LANDED HARD THROWING THE PILOT FROM THE BASKET.
Probable Cause: AN INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS WHICH REQUIRED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN93FA101 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN93FA101
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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