- Date
- May 27, 1984, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Burnsville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N3679ABalloon Works Barnes Firefly 8-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527019069A
- Case key
- 12633
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The balloon landed without incident. According to the plt, the envelope was being deflated when a gust of wind tipped the basket. The plt said he saw a young boy with his leg under the basket. The plt lifted the edge of the basket by stepping out of it to free the boy and the wind dragged the basket. The wind was reported being from the NE at 7 KTS with no reported gusts. The boys mother said her son was recently allowed to ride in another balloon as the chase crew 'walked' the balloon to the chase vehicle. She said she thought he was hoping to get another 'walk' ride. The boys leg was fractured in this instance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3679A
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Barnes Firefly 8-24 (BARNES FIR)
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- F8015
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert C. Lind, doing business as Skywalkers Unlimited
- Registered owner
- Share Development Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 12, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- Rosemont, MN
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
- 55
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 250 in this make and model · 233 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Observed at
- MSP, 10 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.