- Date
- June 18, 1983, 20:15 local (Jun 19, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Flint, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27114Balloon Works Firefly 7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830618025649A
- Case key
- 12218
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff, the plt leveled the balloon, and a short time later, he collapsed to the floor of the gondola & had difficulty breathing. The balloon began descending. Subsequently, it hit the porch of a house & was damaged. The plt died from acute myocardial infarction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27114
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Firefly 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 774
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James W. Taylor
- Departed
- Flint, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 350 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.