# Accident 20180629008869A: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z, Ashland, OH, June 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2018, 20:10 local time
- Place: Ashland, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8772° N, 82.3317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8772&lon=-82.3317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717FN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717FN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z (registry code 1370501, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb30z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB30Z
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180629008869A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA245), Jun 30, 2018: Kubicek BB30 (N717FN), Ashland, OH, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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