ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379839
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1984 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Balloon Works FIRE FLY 8-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Wicks Enterprise, Inc. |
| Registration: | N36104 |
| MSN: | F8-006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 123 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Glendale, AZ |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT TOOK OFF ON A SIGHT-SEEING BALLOON FLT WITH 5 PASSENGERS WHOSE AGES WERE REPORTEDLY FROM 65 TO 83 YRS OLD. ABOUT 1 HR & 15 MINS LATER, HE LANDED ON DESERT TERRAIN IN WINDS THAT HE ESTIMATED WERE APRX 10 KTS GUSTING TO 15 KTS. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE BASKET DESCEND INTO VEGETATION & TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. THE PLT HAD INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGERS TO MOVE TO THE BACK OF THE BASKET, BRACE THEMSELVES & TO SQUAT DOWN JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HOWEVER, SEVERAL PASSENGERS STOOD UP & EXTENDED THEIR ARMS UPWARD TO BRACE THEMSELVES. WHEN THE BASKET TIPPED OVER, 1 OF THE PASSENGER'S ARMS WAS CAUGHT BENEATH IT. SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS FELL ON TOP OF THE OTHERS. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST; ANOTHER SUFFERED 3 BROKEN RIBS. THE SERIOUSLY INJURED PASSENGERS WERE 70 & 83 YRS OF AGE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX84LA231
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 10:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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