- Date
- August 29, 1978
- Place
- Fishers, IN · FISHERS, IN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2044HBalloon WKS FF 7
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780829035659A
- Case key
- 139370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3598 78/8/29 FISHERS,IN BALLOON WKS FF 7 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1855 N2044H PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FISHERS,IN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2044H
- Reported as
- Balloon WKS FF 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2044HRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2009 · 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.