- Date
- June 27, 1978
- Place
- Catlett, VA · CATLETT, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27138Balloon WKS Fire 7
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780627017149A
- Case key
- 140248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2614 78/6/27 CATLETT,VA BALLOON WKS FIRE 7 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 313 TIME - 1915 N27138 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASANOVA,VA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LAUNCHED INTO FORECAST HIGH WINDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27138
- Reported as
- Balloon WKS Fire 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
N27138Registration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.