ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43237
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| Date: | Monday 3 July 1995 |
| Time: | 08:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar S77A |
| Owner/operator: | Balloons Above The Valley |
| Registration: | N6317U |
| MSN: | S77A-3013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 795 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL%20C-90-16F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Davis, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Davis Woodland, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS LANDING THE BALLOON WHEN IT BEGAN TO DESCEND RAPIDLY. THE BASKET CONTACTED THE GROUND, TIPPED FORWARD, AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED. AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE BASKET, THE BALLOON CONTINUED BACK INTO THE AIR. WINDS WERE REPORTED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH AT THE TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE HAD OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS ON WINDY LANDINGS. THE BALLOON MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE ARE NO ESTABLISHED WIND LIMITS (LAUNCH OR LANDING) FOR OPERATION OF THE BALLOON, AND THAT OPERATIONAL WIND LIMITATIONS ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PILOT, BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudgement of the balloon's excessive rate-of-descent in a high wind landing and her inadequate remedial action to correct the condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA237
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 1996 | N6317U | Hot Air Expeditions, Inc. | 0 | Tucson, AZ | |
non |
Location
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] |
| 09-Apr-2024 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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