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Accident

FAA accident report · Eagleb AX7 · Binghamton, NY · August 1, 1990

Date
August 1, 1990 · 20:10 local
Place
Binghamton, NY
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N666RT
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA221
Reported as
Eagleb AX7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,980 total28 in this make and model87 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon gondola tipped over on landing due to slope and wind. Passenger fell out and was seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON GONDOLA TIPPED OVER ON LANDING DUE TO SLOPE AND WIND. PASSENGER FELL OUT AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.