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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · Endicott, NY · August 6, 1995

Date: August 6, 1995 · 09:41 local
Place: Endicott, NY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3716G
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC95LA182
Fatal injuries: 0

N3716GRegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2013 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7S/N F7-250 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-16) Pilot was landing a balloon south of rt. 17 near the city of Endicott, NY. Aircraft was crossing rt. 17 at a low altitude when it hit a tractor trailor on the highway. The pilot was thrown out and the balloon control was taken over by brian donnelly who landed the balloon. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-16) PILOT WAS LANDING A BALLOON SOUTH OF RT. 17 NEAR THE CITY OF ENDICOTT, NY. AIRCRAFT WAS CROSSING RT. 17 AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT HIT A TRACTOR TRAILOR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PILOT WAS THROWN OUT AND THE BALLOON CONTROL WAS TAKEN OVER BY BRIAN DONNELLY WHO LANDED THE BALLOON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC95LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOwego, NYThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft, inflight loss of control, and a collision with a vehicle.Aug 6, 1995 · Substantial damage