Bln Works FF-7 N79CS
24 June 1980 · Elbert, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1980 at about 09:00 local time, a Bln Works FF-7 registered N79CS was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elbert, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elbert, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bln Works FF-7
- Registration
- N79CS
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2524
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 AFTER TKOF FR LGT & VARIABLE TO 20KTS.
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 | - |
| 31 Aug 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Bln Works FF-7 | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |