Bln Works FF-7 N4039Q
23 August 1980 · Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1980 at about 08:30 local time, a Bln Works FF-7 registered N4039Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bln Works FF-7
- Registration
- N4039Q
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New Seabury, Ma → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2797
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WND INCREASED FM 13 TO 35KTS DRG 8MI WTR CROSSING.NO WX RPRT AVBL AT DESTN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bln Works FF-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Rock Island, Illinois, United States | Happy Joe's, In | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1981 | Bln Works FF-7 | Delaware, Ohio, United States | Balloon Servic | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |