Aerostar S-55A N25QL
11 August 2013 · Mont-St-Grégoire, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 11 August 2013 at about 11:30 local time, a Aerostar S-55A registered N25QL was involved in an accident near Mont-St-Grégoire, Canada. 3 people were on board and one died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mont-St-Grégoire, Canada
- Coordinates
- 45.3383, -73.1625
- Aircraft
- Aerostar S-55A
- Registration
- N25QL
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Air Race/Show
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St-Jean → Mont-St-Grégoire
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13WA492
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
On August 11, 2013, at 0730 eastern daylight time, an Aerostar International Inc. model S-55A, United States registration N25QL, serial number S55A1-1017, was not damaged when a member of the balloon ground-support team was fatally injured after falling to the ground from 100 feet near Mont-St-Grégoire, Québec, Canada. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The balloon was registered to and operated by the commercial pilot. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed near Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada, about 0650. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Phone: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar S-55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2003 | Aerostar S-55A | Monroe, Wisconsin, United States | Richard D. Newman | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1997 | Aerostar S-55A | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2013 | Cessna 210 | Waskada, Canada | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Nov 2013 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Red Lake, Canada | - | Fatal | 5 |
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| 10 Jun 2013 | Beechcraft 100 | Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, Canada | Aviation Flycie | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 | Half Moon Bay, Canada | Seair Seaplanes | No injuries | - |