Balloon Works BARNES FF-8-24 N3750D

Summary

On 19 March 1987 at about 14:50 local time, a Balloon Works BARNES FF-8-24 registered N3750D was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 6 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 March 1987 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.5706, -112.2494

Aircraft

Balloon Works BARNES FF-8-24

Registration

N3750D

Category

Balloon

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA160

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

DURING A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON LIFT-OFF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND CALM. DURING THE FLIGHT, HOWEVER, THE WIND CONDITIONS HAD INCREASED FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION AT A VELOCITY OF 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 15. THE PILOT DECIDED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT AND PREPARED THE PASSENGERS FOR A HIGH WIND LANDING. PRIOR TO TOUCH-DOWN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE BALLOON TOWARDS A MOBILE HOME, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RE-HEAT TO GAIN ALTITUDE, HOWEVER, BEFORE ENOUGH ALTITUDE WAS GAINED THE BASKET STRUCK THE HOME. THE BALLOON THEN CLEARED THE HOME AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE INITIAL COLLISION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.