# Accident 20010609017679A: Raven S60A, Mumford, NY, June 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Mumford, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1494° N, 77.6500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1494&lon=-77.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28282, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609017679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 HRS A BALLOON, N28282, S/N S60A-3008 WAS BEING OPERATED FOR TETHERED RIDES UNDER 14 CFR 91 FOR A PRIVATE EVENT AT GENESEE COUNTRY MUSEUM IN MUMFORD, NY. WIND SPEED INCREASED WHILE BALLOON WAS AIRBORNE AND CAUSED BALLOON TO DESCEND RAPIDLY.  HEAT WAS ADDED TO SLOW DESCENT.  UPON GROUND CONTACT, CREW MEMBERS GRABBED THE BASKET HANDLING LINES.  BASKET BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO ASCEND.  ONE CREW MEMBER SHOUTED "LET GO" AND TWO RELEASED.  ONE CONTINUED TO HOLD ON BUT LOST HER GRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.  SHE DROPPED TO THE GROUND, SUFFERING A BROKEN LEG.  THE CREW MEMBER LATER STATED SHE HEARD THE INSTRUCTION TO LET GO, BUT FROZE.  THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.  ADDITIONALLY, THE WIND PUSHED THE BALLOON SKIRT INTO THE FLAME PATH OF THE BURNER DURING DESCENT.  APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE SKIRT MATERIAL WAS MELTED.  THE PILOT HAD OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE ORIGINAL 1600 DEPARTURE.  SEVERAL LIFTOFFS AND LANDINGS WERE COMPLETED BY 1715 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS WERE FOUND TO BE UNSTEADY AND THE BALLOON WAS DEFLATED.  WIND DIMINISHED TO STEADY 4-5 MPH OR LESS AND BALLOON WAS REINFLATED AT 1900.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA150), Jun 9, 2001: Raven S60A (N28282), Mumford, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: The ground handler's failure to follow instructions to release her line during the balloon's unintended ascent, due to panic.

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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