# Accident 20080923857189A: Avianw SKYHAWK, Bucyrus, OH, September 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bucyrus, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8051° N, 82.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bucyrus, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8051&lon=-82.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2067Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2067Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK (registry code 0900104, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIANW SKYHAWK
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080923857189A

## Narrative

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

WHILE INFLATING THE BALLOON, 2 PASSENGERS BOARDED AND WHILE THE THIRD PASSENGER WAS BOARDING A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE BASKET AND KNOCKED THE 72 YEAR OLD WOMAN OFF CAUSING INJURY.  THE BALLOON WAS DEFLATED AND EMS CALLED.  THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE BUCYRUS EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD X-RAYS TAKEN.  THE PASSENGER HAD SEVERE BRUISING AND WAS GIVE VICODAN AND ICE PACKS THEN SENT HOME.  LATER IN THE WEEK THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT RE-EVALUATED THE X-RAYS AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO HAIRLINE FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS.  THE PILOT RECEIVED THE UPDATE ON THE PASSENGER ON 09/29/2008.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH NTSB 830, THE FRACTURES WOULD CLASSIFY THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT DO THE PILOT INFORMED THE CLE FSDO OFFICE ON 09/30/2008.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2067Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20230921014749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230921014749A), Sep 21, 2023: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK (N2067Q), Bucyrus, OH, No damage. The flight launched from a field near the residence of the pilot, at around 1800 hours with two passengers on board. The distance of the flight was…

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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