# NTSB CHI80FEI39: Avian BLN Falcon, N45AV, Wadsworth, OH, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2105  80/8/27    WADSWORTH,OH        AVIAN BLN FALCON    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 261
        TIME - 1930                    N45AV               PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- EXPEDITED LDG TO AVOID DRIFTING OVER CITY.PAX BRIEFED ON HARD LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45AV), registered now, S/N 45, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAN BLN FALCON
- Registry model: [Avian Balloon FALCON II](https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii) (registry code 0900102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800827037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827037929A), Aug 27, 1980: Avianw FALCON2, Wadsworth, OH. Balloon pilot made hard landing in order to avoid high tension lines. One passenger injured.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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