- Date
- June 1, 1984, 20:40 local (Jun 2, 1984, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Flint, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15271Barnes Firefly 7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840601020439A
- Case key
- 12641
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The balloonist stated that the wind became stronger during her flt and even though she selected a landing area adequate for a high wind landing the balloon was dragged about 200 ft until the envelope became entangled in trees. The flt lasted about 1 hour and 10 minutes. The plt stated that the wind at touchdown was 10 to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15271
- Reported as
- Barnes Firefly 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 10147
- Airframe hours
- 183
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sherry Gallaher
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- Davison, 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 10 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.