ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180053
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 2015 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Colt Balloons 160A |
| Owner/operator: | Damn Yankee Balloons |
| Registration: | N976TC |
| MSN: | 1482US |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Grafton, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ward Hill, Shrewsbury, ME |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft clipped a powerline pole during a force landing to parking lot terrain in variable wind conditions at Grafton, Maine. The hot-air balloon sustained minor damage and the seven occupants onboard were not injured during the incident. Several stationary vehicles also sustained minor damage during the event.
Sources:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/09/22/hot-air-balloon-makes-hard-landing-in-grafton-mbta-parking-lot-damages-cars/
http://www.telegram.com/article/20150922/NEWS/150929754
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:22-SEP-15,GRAFTON,N976TC]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N976TC
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2xrFVdXKWhQ
http://web.archive.org/web/20171021190807/http://www.bssonline.com:80/damnyankeeballoons/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 2014 | N976TC | Young Derald E | 0 | Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
min |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2015 18:43 | Geno | Added |
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