- Date
- September 27, 1981
- Place
- Johnstown, OH · JOHNSTOWN, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1517PBLN Works FF-7B
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810927063869A
- Case key
- 136560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2802 81/9/27 JOHNSTOWN,OH BLN WORKS FF-7B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1918 N1517P PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLINT,OH UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-BURNER IGNITED AFTER TOUCHDOWN FOR UNK REASON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BURNER/PLT LGT TRND OFF BFR LNDG.SKIRT/GORE DMGD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1517P
- Reported as
- BLN Works FF-7B
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1517PRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2012 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-BAirframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7-BEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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