Balloon Works FIRE FLY 8-24 N27046

Summary

On 27 July 1984 at about 15:30 local time, a Balloon Works FIRE FLY 8-24 registered N27046 was involved in an accident near Yountville, California, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 July 1984 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Yountville, California, United States

Coordinates

38.4095, -122.3590

Aircraft

Balloon Works FIRE FLY 8-24

Registration

N27046

Category

Balloon

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yountville → Yountville

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA425

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 INITIAL LANDING WAS IN AN AREA OF LIMITED ACCESS AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT OVER A TREE LINE TO A NEARBY MORE SUITABLE FIELD. IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING CARRIED INTO A SECOND DOWNWIND TREE LINE, THE PLT DESCENDED THE BALLOON INTO THE FIELD AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE PLT CAUTIONED THE PASSENGERS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO 'HIT HARD.' A 75 YEAR OLD PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN RIB. THE PLT STATED THAT SHE NEVER BRIEFS THE PASSENGERS BEFORE THE FLIGHT ON WHAT TYPE OF LANDING TO EXPECT OR THE POSSIBLE HAZARD OF GETTING HURT DURING THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.