19951026039609I

Incident

FAA incident report · Balwks FIREFLY8B · Vernal, UT · October 26, 1995

Date: October 26, 1995 · 17:00 local
Place: Vernal, UT
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3287N
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY8B
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 58 total58 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N3287NRegistered now · Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15S/N F8B-491 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 Engine modelNONENone

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.

Narrative: on 10-26-95, at 17:00 MDT, Mr. Steven jones a private hot air balloon pilot from Vernal, Utah landed in a field in a high wind and was blown into power lines. The balloon with leveler cable pushed two power wires together causing the power lines to short and shutting them down. The balloon sustained no damage and there were no injuries. Mr. Jones stated that he had called the cdc afss and was told that there was no forecast for any wind at or near the time of his flight. This matter is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 10-26-95, AT 17:00 MDT, MR. STEVEN JONES A PRIVATE HOT AIR BALLOON PILOT FROM VERNAL, UTAH LANDED IN A FIELD IN A HIGH WIND AND WAS BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. THE BALLOON WITH LEVELER CABLE PUSHED TWO POWER WIRES TOGETHER CAUSING THE POWER LINES TO SHORT AND SHUTTING THEM DOWN. THE BALLOON SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MR. JONES STATED THAT HE HAD CALLED THE CDC AFSS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FORECAST FOR ANY WIND AT OR NEAR THE TIME OF HIS FLIGHT. THIS MATTER IS CLOSED.