- Date
- July 5, 1982, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2236HBalloon Works Firefly 7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820705028369A
- Case key
- 70907
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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 ballon with three persons on board dropped too low in a target hitting contest. The pilot then decided he could not climb above wires so he vented the balloon in an attempt to land short. The bag contacted the wires and burned. The pilot stated he encountered a wind shear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2236H
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Firefly 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 7776
- Airframe hours
- 150
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James I. Mount
- Registered owner
- James I. Mount
- Departed
- 7A1 · Greenville, SC
- Destination
- 7A1 · Greenville, SC
- Airport
- 7A1 · Donaldson Center
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 250 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.