Balloon Wks FF-8 N40434
9 July 1979 · Center, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1979 at about 07:35 local time, a Balloon Wks FF-8 registered N40434, operated by The Balloon RA, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Center, Colorado, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Center, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Balloon Wks FF-8
- Registration
- N40434
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- The Balloon RA
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0908
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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
BALLOON-NO MED CERT REQD.WIND GUST TO 17 KTS. PILOT-IMPROPER LANDING TECHNIQUE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Wks FF-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1978 | Balloon Wks FF-8 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |