ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42394
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| Date: | Sunday 8 August 1993 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Cameron N-145 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4141D |
| MSN: | 5682 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 317 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Woody Creek, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Snowmass Village, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 8, 1993, at 0800 mountain daylight time, a Cameron Balloons US N-145, N4141D, collided with the static line on a power transmission span near Woody Creek, Colorado. The pilot and the five passengers on board received fatal injuries and the balloon was destroyed. The flight was a commercial operation conducting a sight seeing tour. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Snowmass Village, Colorado, at approximately 0645.
WHILE ON A LOCAL PASSENGER SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT, THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT AND HIGH WINDS. WHILE DRIFTING AT HIGH SPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE, THE BALLOON STRUCK THE STATIC LINE OF A POWER TRANSMISSION SPAN. THE BASKET WAS SEVERED FROM THE BALLOON AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 108 FEET.
Probable Cause: Failure by the pilot in command to maintain proper altitude and visual lookout. A factor was high wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X13130
Images:
Photos: NTSB
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] |
| 12-Oct-2022 00:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, Photo] |
| 12-Oct-2022 00:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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