Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B N1511Y

Summary

On 2 January 1983 at about 15:30 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B registered N1511Y, operated by Denise Bowles, was involved in an accident near Indianola, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 January 1983 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianola, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

41.3591, -93.5601

Aircraft

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B

Registration

N1511Y

Category

Balloon

Operator

Denise Bowles

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlisle → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA051

1 person was seriously 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 PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN WIND THAT WAS FROM 010 DEG AT 7, GUSTING 9 KTS. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE BASKET WAS DRIFTING AND TILTED OVER SIDEWAYS. THE PASSENGER WEITHED 290 LBS AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE. WHEN THE BASKET TILTED, HE FELL OUT. WITHOUT THE PASSENGER, THE BALLOON IMMEDIATELY BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN WITH ONLY THE PILOT. THE PASSENGER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HE WAS ALRIGHT, BUT LATER, HIS ANKLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN. THE PILOT LANDED AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE SITE WHERE THE BALLOON COULD BE RECOVERED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.