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FAA incident report · Balwks FIREFLY 9 · Millersburg, MO · June 22, 1996

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Date
June 22, 1996 · 07:00 local
Place
Millersburg, MO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9088W
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY9
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total30 in the last 90 days
N9088WRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2018 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 9S/N F9-035 · Built 1990Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 9Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Narrative: on June 22, 1996, Mr. Jason eugene jones operated balloon works, firefly 9, N9088W, as pilot in command near Millersburg, Missouri. N9088W is owned and operated by balloon stormers, inc., of columbia, Missouri and is used primarily for commercial air rides. Mr. Jones departed the balloon launch site in N9088W at 0630 CDT and ascended to an altitude of 800 to 1,000 feet above ground level. After 25 minutes of flight, Mr. Jones said that the fuel tank to one of the two burners showed 10% pressure. When he changed tanks, that burner did not respond when the blast valve was activated. N9088W began to descend while Mr. Jones continued to troubleshoot the problem. Although the other burner was operating normally, Mr. Jones could not arrest the sink rate and was forced to land near powerlines. At approximately 0720 CDT, Mr. Jones experienced a hard landing in balloon works, firefly 9, N9088W, causing minor injuries to two passengers and minor damage to the envelope fabric from arcing when the envelope folded over the powerlines. privacy data omitted This incident report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 22, 1996, MR. JASON EUGENE JONES OPERATED BALLOON WORKS, FIREFLY 9, N9088W, AS PILOT IN COMMAND NEAR MILLERSBURG, MISSOURI. N9088W IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY BALLOON STORMERS, INC., OF COLUMBIA, MISSOURI AND IS USED PRIMARILY FOR COMMERCIAL AIR RIDES. MR. JONES DEPARTED THE BALLOON LAUNCH SITE IN N9088W AT 0630 CDT AND ASCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 800 TO 1,000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AFTER 25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, MR. JONES SAID THAT THE FUEL TANK TO ONE OF THE TWO BURNERS SHOWED 10% PRESSURE. WHEN HE CHANGED TANKS, THAT BURNER DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BLAST VALVE WAS ACTIVATED. N9088W BEGAN TO DESCEND WHILE MR. JONES CONTINUED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER BURNER WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, MR. JONES COULD NOT ARREST THE SINK RATE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND NEAR POWERLINES. AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 CDT, MR. JONES EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN BALLOON WORKS, FIREFLY 9, N9088W, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO TWO PASSENGERS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENVELOPE FABRIC FROM ARCING WHEN THE ENVELOPE FOLDED OVER THE POWERLINES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS CLOSED.