Lindstrand Balloons 90A N807PW
16 October 2010 · Cottonwood, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 October 2010 at about 14:37 local time, a Lindstrand Balloons 90A registered N807PW, operated by Eric Wadleigh, was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cottonwood, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7311, -112.0283
- Aircraft
- Lindstrand Balloons 90A
- Registration
- N807PW
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Eric Wadleigh
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cottonwood → Cottonwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11LA017
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The paraglider pilot's failure to see and avoid the hot air balloon, which resulted in a midair collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a hot air balloon reported that he was on a local area flight during an airport appreciation day at the departure airport. During the flight, he saw a powered paraglider maneuver close to the envelope of his hot air balloon. The paraglider subsequently collided with the envelope of the hot air balloon. The pilot of the unregistered paraglider reported that he was focused on taking photographs of another hot air balloon at the time and was not aware that he had maneuvered so close to the accident hot air balloon. The paraglider pilot attempted an evasive maneuver to avoid the hot air balloon; however, the paraglider flew into the side of the envelope, penetrating it. As the balloon and paraglider descended, they remained attached until ground impact.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lindstrand Balloons 90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2012 | Lindstrand Balloons 90A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Lindstrand Balloons 90A | Allen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2002 | Lindstrand Balloons 90A | Mukwonago, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 2021 | Lindstrand Balloons 90A | Dayton, Nevada, United States | Hungerford Brenda G | Serious injuries | - |
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