- Date
- February 23, 1986, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Keller, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2269HBalloon Works Fire FLY 7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860223003809A
- Case key
- 22104
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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 balloon descended into a power line during landing at a mobile home park. The plt said that he did not see the wires until they were silhouetted against the horizon. He then tried to expedite the venting of hot air from the envelope to go under the wires. The envelope was too close and as contact occurred the basket fell to the ground. The balloon envelope was melted and torn by the collision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2269H
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Fire FLY 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 7759
- Airframe hours
- 407
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert B. Grammer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 30, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- Forth Worth, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Flight hours
- 520 total · 520 in this make and model · 507 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.