- Date
- September 20, 1980
- Place
- Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4062LBLN Works FF-7
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800920044439A
- Case key
- 127930
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3346 80/9/20 TYLER,TX BLN WORKS FF-7 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 401 TIME - 1845 N4062L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TYLER,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 92 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENCTRD UPDFT,400FT AGL,ASCD TO 2000FT.ENVELOPE BCM TORN,UN STOP DSCNT.35FT TEAR.CLDY,STORMY,GSTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4062L
- Reported as
- BLN Works FF-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4062LRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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