Balloon Works FIRE FLY 6B N3738H
10 February 1984 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 February 1984 at about 14:00 local time, a Balloon Works FIRE FLY 6B registered N3738H was involved in an accident near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.8600, -79.8899
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIRE FLY 6B
- Registration
- N3738H
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glade Mills → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING A DESCENT TO LAND, THE PLT OF A BALLOON TRIED TO LEVEL OFF TO REACH A DESIRED TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE PLT ADDED HEAT, BUT THE BALLOON CONTINUED TO DESCEND. AFTER A HARD BOUNCED LANDING, THE BALLOON BEGAN TO ASCEND, BUT IT COLLIDED WITH TREE LIMBS & WAS DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Works FIRE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1984 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 8-24 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1984 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 6B | Prescott Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1984 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 7 | Moorpark, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1984 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 8-24 | Yountville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 7-B | Greenwood, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Balloon Works FIRE FLY 7 | Ellsworth, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1984 | Bliss Corbin BABY ACE CM-1 | Emporium, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Sigel, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 47G-5 | Penn Run, Pennsylvania, United States | GG AG Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1984 | Teratorn II | Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Conyngham, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |