# Incident 19970921035329I: Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY EIGHT, Canton, OH, September 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1997, 18:10 local time
- Place: Canton, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8077° N, 81.3672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8077&lon=-81.3672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N307FB-2016-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fantasy Sky Promotions FANTASY EIGHT (registry code 3410102, https://openairdocs.org/model/fantasy-sky-promotions-fantasy-eight) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 80 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921035329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE BALLOON WAS TRAVELING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AND BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER MODERATE TURBULENCE. HE (THE PILOT) DECIDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. AS THE BALLOON WAS APPROACHING THE INTENDED LANDING SITE THE BALLOON GOT CAUGHT IN A THERMAL DOWN-DRAFT CAUSING THE BALLOON TO LAND SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING SITE. THE BASKET OF THE BALLOON COLLIDED HARD WITH THE GROUND CAUSING THE BALLOON TO BOUNCE. WHEN THE BALLOON BOUNCED THE ENVELOPE OF THE BALLOON STRUCK THE POWER LINES ALONG THE SIDE OF ROAD, AND THE WIRES ARCED MELTING SOME OF THE BALLOON FABRIC. THE BALLOON CAME TO REST ON THE PAVED STREET, THE PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED THE BASKET AND THE BASKET WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON WAS ENTANGLED IN THE POWER LINES AND THE POWER COMPANY HAD TO REMOVE THE BALLOON ENVELOPE FROM THE WIRES. THERE WERE FIVE (5) ADULTS AND ONE (1) CHILD ONBOARD, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY ANY OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BALLOON. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED UNFORESEEN TURBULENCE, THAT WAS NOT FORECASTED IN THE LATEST WEATHER REPORT THAT WAS RECEIVED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT USED POOR JUDGMENT IN THE SELECTION OF A LANDING AREA TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

## Other reports on N307FB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950722019209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950722019209I), Jul 22, 1995: Amtrqk FANTASY1 (N307FB), Canton, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that during this test flight that the balloon was tethered by three lines to the basket to a height of about sixty feet. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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