- Date
- October 19, 1991, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Goshen, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6092KCameron N120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911019062769A
- Case key
- 15400
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Probable cause
An improper touchdown by the pilot in command.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The balloon made a hard landing in a corn field that had been cut. Winds reported by the pilot were from 300 degrees magnetic at 10 knots. The pilot was self briefed on the weather. One passenger was seriously injured in the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6092K
- Reported as
- Cameron N120
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 5513
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Elkhart Balloon, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Elkhart Balloon, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- Elkhart, IN
- Destination
- Goshen, IN
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
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 423 total · 258 in this make and model · 407 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N6092K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.