Firefly AX8B N1514G
2 April 2010 · Durhamville, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 April 2010 at about 11:50 local time, a Firefly AX8B registered N1514G, operated by Steven Kenneth Flanders, was involved in an accident near Durhamville, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durhamville, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.1250, -75.6572
- Aircraft
- Firefly AX8B
- Registration
- N1514G
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Steven Kenneth Flanders
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Munnsville → Durhamville
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA211
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The passenger's failure to adequately brace herself for the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the balloon stated that at the conclusion of the 1-hour flight, with two passengers, he conducted a typical landing to a "level, grassy" golf course fairway. During the landing, one of the passengers "lost [her] footing" in the gondola, fell, and slid into the pilot. The pilot then fell onto the passenger, fracturing her ankle. The pilot did not mention if he gave the passengers a prelanding briefing prior to the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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