Raven AERO STAR S-66A N2805F
9 August 1986 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1986 at about 13:45 local time, a Raven AERO STAR S-66A registered N2805F was involved in an accident near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.5891, -105.1296
- Aircraft
- Raven AERO STAR S-66A
- Registration
- N2805F
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Collins → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA229
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT RPRTD HE BEGAN VENTING THE BALLOON IN PREPARATION FOR A LANDING IN A FIELD. THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT & STARTED DRIFTING TOWARD POWERLINES. THE PLT SAID THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO ADD HEAT TO AVOID THE POWERLINES, SO HE HELD THE VENT OPEN AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, THE ENVELOPE CONTACTED THE WIRES, WHICH ARCED & DAMAGED THREE PANELS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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