ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43104
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1989 |
| Time: | 07:17 |
| Type: |  Balloon Works Firefly 8B |
| Owner/operator: | The Balloon Plantation |
| Registration: | N37141 |
| MSN: | F8B-030 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 341 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garner, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Knighdale, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT OF A BALLOON, N37141, TOOK OFF FROM A SOCCER FLD WITH 2 PSGRS. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE BALLOON REMAINED AT LOW ALT. ANOTHER PLT, WHO TOOK OFF FROM THE SAME FLD ABT 10 MIN LATER, SAID THE WIND WAS INITIALLY FROM THE NE. AT 500 FT, THE REPORTED WIND WAS FROM THE NW, AND AT 1000 TO 2000 FT, IT SHIFTED BACK TO THE EAST. THE BALLOON WAS SEEN CROSSING A HIGHWAY ON A SW HEADING ABOUT 1 MI FM A TV TOWER THAT WAS 2000 FT TALL. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT COLLIDED WITH SUPPORTING CABLES FROM THE TOWER. ONE WITNESS RPRTD THE BURNER WAS IN OPN JUST BEFORE IMPACT. THE BALLOON'S ENVELOPE THEN COLLAPSED AND STREAMERED, AND THE BALLOON DESCENDED RAPIDLY TO THE GND. AN EXAM OF THE ENVELOPE SHOWED THAT IT HAD BEEN TORN BY THE TOWER SUPPORT CABLES. CAUSE: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A CLIMB AS THE BALLOON CONVERGED ON THE TV TOWER.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28481
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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