- Date
- November 2, 1986, 10:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Baldwin, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4196NRaven S-66A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861102065349A
- Case key
- 13700
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Analysis
While landing, the passengers were instructed to stay to the side of the basket and hold on. However, one passenger moved toward the center of the basket and hit a video camera with her leg. During the occurrence, her leg was fractured between the knee and ankle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4196N
- Reported as
- Raven S-66A
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 555A-137
- Airframe hours
- 145
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wieder Kehr Balloon Int'L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1986 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Lakeland, MN
- Airport
- W14 · Baldwin
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Flight hours
- 249 total · 70 in this make and model · 206 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 23,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 16 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 40 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.
Other investigations on N4196N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.