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FAA incident report · Camron O-77 · Allentown, PA · May 6, 2001

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Date
May 6, 2001 · 07:30 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7400C
Reported as
Camron O77
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total100 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N7400CRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2013 · Cameron Balloons O-77S/N 5086Airframe modelCameron Balloons O-77

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What happened

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

(-23) During inflation of the balloon, the tie down strap quick disconnect failed, releasing the balloon. The balloon became somewhat bouyant and moved horizontally along the ground until it hit a group of trees. There wereno injuries and damage was minor. Removing the balloon envelope from the trees caused most of the damage, which is repairable. The weather conditions were good, with a slight breeze. Note: the balloon was examined at the owner's home, not the accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING INFLATION OF THE BALLOON, THE TIE DOWN STRAP QUICK DISCONNECT FAILED, RELEASING THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON BECAME SOMEWHAT BOUYANT AND MOVED HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE GROUND UNTIL IT HIT A GROUP OF TREES. THERE WERENO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS MINOR. REMOVING THE BALLOON ENVELOPE FROM THE TREES CAUSED MOST OF THE DAMAGE, WHICH IS REPAIRABLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE GOOD, WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE. NOTE: THE BALLOON WAS EXAMINED AT THE OWNER'S HOME, NOT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.