- Date
- September 4, 1982, 08:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4069YBarnes AX-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820904045069A
- Case key
- 69850
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The VFR local pleasure flight was being conducted in strong 20-25 kt wind conditions. The wind condition had changed substantially during the duration of the flight. During a landing in a plowed field the gondola bounced and was drug approximately 270 feet. The passenger suffered a broken ankle during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4069Y
- Reported as
- Barnes AX-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 10050
- Airframe hours
- 236
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jeanne Schuenn
- Registered owner
- Jeanne Schuenn
- Departed
- Aurora, CO
- Destination
- Aurora, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 148 total · 148 in this make and model · 104 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- 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.