Bln Works FF-7 N1247F
17 October 1981 · Delaware, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 October 1981 at about 09:40 local time, a Bln Works FF-7 registered N1247F, operated by Balloon Servic, was involved in an accident during in flight near Delaware, Ohio, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delaware, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bln Works FF-7
- Registration
- N1247F
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Balloon Servic
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Galena, Oh → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2809
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 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
ENTERED DSCNT AFT AIR IN BLN COOLED.UN TO STOP DSCNT BFR HITTING TREE/PWR LN.FUEL NOT PRE-HEATED.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |