- Date
- December 3, 1983, 10:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4061PBalloon Works Firefly 7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831203060219A
- Case key
- 21225
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during flt, unfavorable winds were encountered. An apch was made to a golf course, but the plt aborted dur to high winds. A short time later, an apch was made to a park area. According to the plt, the wind switched as the balloon touched down & blew the envelope into trees. A safety line had been dropped to waiting ground crew personnel, but the wind was too strong for them to control the envelope's movement.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4061P
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Firefly 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 7981
- Airframe hours
- 182
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Linda L. Doherty
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1982 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- Albuquerque, NM
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 114 total · 114 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.