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Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N2236H

5 July 1982 · Greenville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 5 July 1982 at about 12:15 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 registered N2236H, operated by James I. Mount, was involved in an accident near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Donaldson Center (7A1)
Coordinates
34.7697, -82.3808
Aircraft
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
Registration
N2236H
Category
Balloon
Operator
James I. Mount
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Greenville → Greenville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL82DA189

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

THE BALLON WITH THREE PERSONS ON BOARD DROPPED TOO LOW IN A TARGET HITTING CONTEST. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED HE COULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE WIRES SO HE VENTED THE BALLOON IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND SHORT. THE BAG CONTACTED THE WIRES AND BURNED. THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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