ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198997
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| Date: | Friday 31 July 2015 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Ultramagic N250 |
| Owner/operator: | Hot Air Expeditions, Inc. |
| Registration: | N57EX |
| MSN: | 250/59 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 967 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Peoria, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Phoenix, AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the balloon deflation process after landing and when the balloon was about 90 percent deflated, a wind gust caught the fabric that still had hot air trapped in it. The basket subsequently tipped forward, and one passenger slid out of the basket and sustained a serious injury. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the balloon that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that the passengers remained secure in the basket during deflation after landing, which resulted in a passenger falling out of the basket and sustaining a serious injury when a wind gust caught the envelope and tipped the basket on its side.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 16:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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