Firefly 7-15 N2131Y

Summary

On 19 July 2008 at about 11:45 local time, a Firefly 7-15 registered N2131Y was involved in an accident near Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 2008 at 11:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Quonset State Airport (OQU)

Coordinates

41.5278, -71.3667

Aircraft

Firefly 7-15

Registration

N2131Y

Category

Balloon

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

West Kingston → Jamestown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA146

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 pilot was not able to land at the intended site because he did not descend quickly enough. He continued flying while searching for an alternate landing location. He located a suitable landing area and started another descent. He then observed electrical power lines off to the side and advised his two passengers to prepare for a hard landing. The pilot induced a rapid descent to avoid the powers lines and the balloon landed hard. During the hard landing, one of the passengers suffered a serious foot injury.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.