Avian Balloon AX8 N7003Q
29 September 1984 · Canton, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 1984 at about 21:50 local time, a Avian Balloon AX8 registered N7003Q was involved in an accident near Canton, Ohio, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canton, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron-Canton (CAK)
- Coordinates
- 40.8201, -81.4408
- Aircraft
- Avian Balloon AX8
- Registration
- N7003Q
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84LA388
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
PLT AND PASSENGER (STUDENT BALLOON PILOT) ELECTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD RATHER THAN OVERFLY DENSELY POPULATED AREA AND POWER LINES, ON TOUCHDOWN, WIND LIFTED BALLOON SLIGHTLY AND CAUSED DRIFT. AS STUDENT PLT WAS OPERATING ENVELOPE VENT, SHE FELL OUT OF THE BASKET.LOSS OF LOAD CAUSED BALLOON TO RISE FASTER THAN PLT COULD VENT FOR RE-LANDING. BALLOON DRIFTED INTO POWER LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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