- Date
- June 20, 1982, 20:50 local (Jun 21, 1982, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Peewee Valley, KY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96CBCameron Ballon 0-77
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820620025169A
- Case key
- 72179
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he took off in light to moderate wind conditions. During a 30 minute flight, the wind velocity increased. The pilot said that he briefed his passenger on how to position himself to avoid injury in the event of a hard landing. A shallow approach was made in winds that were blowing at 10 gusting 15 knots. Reportedly, the passenger was seated on the edge of the basket with one leg over the side, and during the landing, he suffered a broken leg. Also, a ground crewman suffered a shoulder dislocation when the basket rebounded and he tried to provide assistance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96CB
- Reported as
- Cameron Ballon 0-77
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 313
- Airframe hours
- 337
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John H Freeman
- Registered owner
- John H Freeman
- Departed
- Louisville, KY
- Destination
- Louisville, KY
- Airport
- KY54 · Stutzfield, runway 25, 2,400 × 100 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 797 total · 215 in this make and model · 675 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.