Barnes FF-8-24 N3608C
25 February 1985 · Scottsdale, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1985 at about 00:15 local time, a Barnes FF-8-24 registered N3608C was involved in an accident near Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.3801, -111.8407
- Aircraft
- Barnes FF-8-24
- Registration
- N3608C
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Unk
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA153
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
ON LANDING THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE DESIRED LANDING AREA. THE PILOT HEATED SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO PROCEED TO SMOOTH FIELD. A STRONG GUST PICKED UP THE BALLOON AND TOOK IT INTO POWER LINES WHICH ARCED AND THE BALLOON CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE 4 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 210A | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1985 | Cessna 182G | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1985 | Bell 47 G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |