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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z · Ashland, OH · June 29, 2018

Date: June 29, 2018 · 20:10 local
Place: Ashland, OH
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N717FN
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA245
Reported as: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N717FNRegistered now · Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30ZS/N 1117 Airframe modelBalony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z 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.

The balloon had landed after a short flight that had originated as part of the Ashland balloonfest hot air balloon festival. They were just starting to deflate the envelope when the wind increased and caught the envelope, which ?acted like a sail and pulled it (the balloon) and flipped the basket down.? The instructor pilot hit his head on the duel burner assembly, seriously injuring him. The instructor pilot was transported to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.

As the FAA filed it

THE BALLOON HAD LANDED AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED AS PART OF THE ASHLAND BALLOONFEST HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL. THEY WERE JUST STARTING TO DEFLATE THE ENVELOPE WHEN THE WIND INCREASED AND CAUGHT THE ENVELOPE, WHICH ?ACTED LIKE A SAIL AND PULLED IT (THE BALLOON) AND FLIPPED THE BASKET DOWN.? THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DUEL BURNER ASSEMBLY, SERIOUSLY INJURING HIM. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DECEASED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN18LA245Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAshland, OHThe pilot's failure to ensure that he was secure in the balloon's basket after landing, which resulted in him falling and striking his head on the burners when the wind caught the envelope and tipped the basket over. Contributing to the accident was the…Jun 30, 2018 · Minor damage