- Date
- September 4, 1978
- Place
- Northville, MI · NORTHVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2027FBalloon WKS 7
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780904026049A
- Case key
- 139387
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3399 78/9/4 NORTHVILLE,MI BALLOON WKS 7 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 24, 10 TOTAL TIME - 0945 N2027F PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNION LAKE,MI NORTHVILLE,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIRE CAUSED BY SPARKING ELECTRICAL WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2027F
- Reported as
- Balloon WKS 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2027FRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.