Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY 6 N304FB
5 August 1995 · Kingsport, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1995 at about 12:10 local time, a Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY 6 registered N304FB was involved in an accident near Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingsport, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4591, -82.4899
- Aircraft
- Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY 6
- Registration
- N304FB
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL95LA149
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PARTICIPATING IN A 'HARE AND HOUND' BALLOON RACE EVENT. HE STATED THAT WHILE DESCENDING TO DROP THE BEAN BAG ON THE TARGET, HE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINE. HE STATED THAT THE POWER LINE WAS HIDDEN IN THE TREES. THE BALLOON STRUCK THE POWER LINE, AND BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS BURN INJURIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-46 | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft A36 | McKenzie, Tennessee, United States | Ralph D. Golden | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bolivar, Tennessee, United States | Alec S. Bari | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1995 | Allen MUSTANG II | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1995 | Beechcraft A35 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Perry Pemberton | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1995 | Bell 47G | Union City, Tennessee, United States | Gordon Wade | No injuries | - |