# Accident 20150815013719A: Head Balloons Inc AX9-118, New Holland, PA, August 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2015, 19:45 local time
- Place: New Holland, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1256° N, 76.1058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1256&lon=-76.1058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40104, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX9-118 (registry code 4280102, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax9-118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEAD BALLOONS INC AX9-118
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 519 total, 40 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150815013719A

## Narrative

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

AFTER BALLOON LANDING EVENT, PIC FAILED TO CONTROL ENVELOPE DEFLATION. DEFLATING BALLOON ENVELOPE CONTACTED ELECTRICAL POWER LINES ADJACENT TO LANDING SITE.  PIC AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURNS THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION FOR MORE THAN 48 HRS.

## 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 ERA15LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA319), Aug 16, 2015: Head AX9 118 (N40104), New Holland, PA, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure the vent line, which resulted in the premature deflation of the balloon’s envelope and its subsequent contact with power lines. Contributing to the accident…

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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