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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aerostar International RX 8 · Juneau, WI · July 30, 2011

Date: July 30, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place: Juneau, WI
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N50667
Reported as: Aerostar International RX 8
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 4
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total70 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N50667Registration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Aerostar International RX 8S/N RX8-3373 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Tethered balloon rides for charity event. Rides conducted for approximately 20 minutesafter approximately 20 minutes of operation, wind gusts picked up to approximately 24 knots. During wind gusts, line tied to truck snaped while conducting a passenger ride. Two other lines tied to trees held basket while balloon started a severe rocking motion at which time the passenger and pilot jumped from basket ground crew attempted to stabalize basket from swinging into crowdthree people in crowd where injured

As the FAA filed it

TETHERED BALLOON RIDES FOR CHARITY EVENT. RIDES CONDUCTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTESAFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF OPERATION, WIND GUSTS PICKED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 24 KNOTS.DURING WIND GUSTS, LINE TIED TO TRUCK SNAPED WHILE CONDUCTING A PASSENGER RIDE.TWO OTHER LINES TIED TO TREES HELD BASKET WHILE BALLOON STARTED A SEVERE ROCKING MOTION AT WHICH TIME THE PASSENGER AND PILOT JUMPED FROM BASKET GROUND CREW ATTEMPTED TO STABALIZE BASKET FROM SWINGING INTO CROWDTHREE PEOPLE IN CROWD WHERE INJURED