- Date
- October 17, 1981
- Place
- Delaware, OH · DELAWARE, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1247FBLN Works FF-7
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811017068099A
- Case key
- 123396
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2809 81/10/17 DELAWARE,OH BLN WORKS FF-7 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 286 TIME - 0940 N1247F PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 279 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALENA,OH DELAWARE,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENTERED DSCNT AFT AIR IN BLN COOLED.UN TO STOP DSCNT BFR HITTING TREE/PWR LN.FUEL NOT PRE-HEATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1247F
- Reported as
- BLN Works FF-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1247FRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2013 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7Engine modelNONE
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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.