- Date
- August 9, 1986, 07:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2805FRaven Aero Star S-66A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860809042119A
- Case key
- 17035
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd he began venting the balloon in preparation for a landing in a field. The balloon encountered a wind shift & started drifting toward powerlines. The plt said there was not enough time to add heat to avoid the powerlines, so he held the vent open as wide as possible. However, the envelope contacted the wires, which arced & damaged three panels.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2805F
- Reported as
- Raven Aero Star S-66A (AERO STAR)
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- S66A-3007
- Airframe hours
- 6
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark Hall And Darrell Moeller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Fort Collins, CO
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 4 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.