- Date
- March 30, 1978
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2088FBalloon WKS FF-8
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780330004709A
- Case key
- 141567
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3697 78/3/30 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK BALLOON WKS FF-8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 75 TIME - 1445 N2088F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWO RIVERS SCHOOL,AK NORTH POLE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MOUTH OF BALLOON BLOWN SHUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2088F
- Reported as
- Balloon WKS FF-8
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2088FRegistered now · Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 8-24Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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