Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 N2023F

Summary

On 24 September 1983 at about 14:30 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 registered N2023F was involved in an accident near Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 September 1983 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Madison, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

40.6096, -91.3496

Aircraft

Balloon Works FIREFLY 6

Registration

N2023F

Category

Balloon

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Keokuk → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA228

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

THE BALLOON WAS ONE OF 25 BALLOONS PARTICIPATING IN AN EVENT. THE PLTS HAD RECEIVED A COLLECTIVE BRIEFING FROM THE BALLOON MASTER AT 0630 WHO STATED THAT CURRENT WINDS AT NEARBY REPORTING FACILITIES WERE 8-10 KTS. THE 0600 OBSERVATION AT BURLINGTON, IA, LOCATED 25 NM NE OF THE TAKEOFF SITE, WAS 170 DEG AT 11 KTS. BY 0700 THE WINDS WERE 160 DEG AT 14 KTS, GUSTING TO 23 KTS. THE FLT DEPARTED AT 0845. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT THE WINDS BECAME STRONGER & GUSTIER. DURING THE LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD THE BASKET TIPPED OVER & THE PLT FELL AGAINST A FUEL TANK BREAKING HIS LEG. THE PLT LATER RECOMMENDED THAT FUEL TANKS SHOULD BE PADDED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.