# Accident 20040724028149A: Avianw FALCON2, Middletown, OH, July 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2004, 09:31 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4861° N, 84.4911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4861&lon=-84.4911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15053, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon FALCON II (registry code 0900102, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIANW FALCON2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 94 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724028149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD IN STRONG WINDS THE BALLOON WAS DRAGGED AND TIPPED. THE CREW MEMBER A 78-YEAR-OLD SPOTTER WAS EJECTED FROM THE BASKET. WITH THE WEIGHT LOSS OF THE CREW MEMBER THE BALLOON ROSE WITH NO ADDITIONAL HEAT APPLIED. THE BALLOON CLEARED A STAND OF SHORT TREES AND A CREEK. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING, SHUTTING OFF THE PILOT AND VENTING THE ENVELOPE. WHEN THE BASKET STOPPED THE ENVELOPE FELL OVER POWER LINES. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT EXITED THE BASKET AND WENT TO CHECK ON HIS CREW MEMBER. SHE WAS SITTING THERE WAITING. THE BASKET DID NOT HIT HER WHEN SHE FELL OUT BUT APPARENTLY SUSTAINED A CRACKED RIB. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, TREATED AND RELEASED.

## 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 NYC04CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA177), Jul 24, 2004: Avian Falcon II (N15053), Middletown, OH, minor damage. Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent fall from the basket, during landing. A factor in this accident was the windy conditions.

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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