Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 N2067F

Summary

On 13 June 1982 at about 13:15 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 registered N2067F, operated by Dock Built Homes, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hudson, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1982 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hudson, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.3601, -92.4594

Aircraft

Balloon Works FIREFLY 6

Registration

N2067F

Category

Balloon

Operator

Dock Built Homes, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waterloo → Waterloo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC82DA102

Nobody was injured.

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 BALLOON WAS IN A DESCENT AND WAS APPROACHING THE LANDING AREA WHEN THE BURNER PILOT-LIGHT WENT OUT. WITHOUT THE BURNER, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND SHORT OF HIS SELECTED FIELD. HE SPILLED THE AIR FROM THE BALLOON AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF AN 8000 VOLT POWER LINE. THE ENVELOPE FELL ACROSS THE LINES. THE PILOT DISCONNECTED THE BASKET FROM THE ENVELOPE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE ENVELOPE FROM THE POWER LINES. HOWEVER, THE ENVELOPE "CAUGHT ON FIRE" AND WAS DESTROYED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.