- Date
- May 31, 1984, 19:45 local (Jun 1, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Grayslake, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1062GAdams A55S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840531026579A
- Case key
- 12655
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Miscellaneous/other
Miscellaneous - inadequateCause
Analysis
The plt stated that as the balloon touched down, he lost his footing & his left ankle slipped into the corner of the gondala. He suffered a fractured, dislocated ankle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1062G
- Reported as
- Adams A55S
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 078
- Airframe hours
- 240
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald J. Rytie
- Registered owner
- Ronald J. Rytie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- Fox River Grove, IL
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 70 in this make and model · 52 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 27 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.