Lindstrand Balloons 77A N4024P
24 September 2005 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 September 2005 at about 13:05 local time, a Lindstrand Balloons 77A registered N4024P was involved in an accident near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. 3 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2233, -85.6581
- Aircraft
- Lindstrand Balloons 77A
- Registration
- N4024P
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD05CA141
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The ground crewman's failure to release the basket of the balloon when it resumed flight during the landing phase. A factor in the accident was the wet grass at the landing site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The ground crewman grabbed onto the basket of the balloon upon landing. As she did so, her feet slipped from under her on the wet grass, and the balloon lifted into the air. When the basket of the balloon reached about 8 feet above the ground, the crewman lost her grip, fell to the ground, and was seriously injured. The crewman stated that she held onto the basket only because she had lost her footing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lindstrand Balloons 77 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2010 | Lindstrand Balloons 77A | Harrison, Arkansas, United States | Mills & Daughters Inc | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2005 | Cessna 177RG | Cadiz, Kentucky, United States | Ronald Ritchey | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2005 | Craig SONERAI II LT | Ashland, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2005 | Bombardier CL-600-2C10 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2005 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2005 | Cessna 172B | Princeton, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2005 | Cessna 172 | Knottsville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |