# NTSB investigations: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA23LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA377.md): Avian Balloon Skyhawk · Bucyrus, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2023 · N2067Q · Minor damage
  > The balloon pilot’s bounced landing, which resulted in the basket tipping over and a serious injury to a passenger.
- [NTSB NYC03LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA013.md): Avian Balloon Skyhawk · Cottageville, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2002 · N71AV · No damage
  > The pilot's improper decision not to over fly the landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.
- [NTSB FTW97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA011.md): Avian Balloon Skyhawk · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1996 · N47AV · No damage
  > The ground crew member's failure keep clear from the gondola during take off. A factor was the pilot's failure to insure crew coordination during take off.
- [NTSB SEA86LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA147.md): Avian Skyhawk · Yakima, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1986 · N7001N · Substantial damage
  > A forced landing was made due to fuel starvation. During the forced landing the balloon struck power lines, severing the basket from the envelope. Sparks from the wire strike caused a small brush fire. Post accident exam revealed the plt inadvertently…
- [NTSB CHI84LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA388.md): Avian Balloon AX8 · Canton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1984 · N7003Q · Substantial damage
  > Plt and passenger (student balloon pilot) elected a precautionary landing in an open field rather than overfly densely populated area and power lines, on touchdown, wind lifted balloon slightly and caused drift. As student plt was operating envelope vent, she…
- [NTSB DEN82FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE18.md): Avian Balloon Skyhawk · Longmont, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 24, 1982 · N72AV · No damage
  > The pilot tookoff in the balloon with three passengers on a sight-seeing flight. The wind was from 200 degrees at 5 gusting 7 knots. A large field was selected for landing. While using a high wind landing procedure, the gondola tipped over during touchdown.…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0900104'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0900104

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