- Date
- March 15, 1983, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mesa, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5714BRaven AX-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830315014109A
- Case key
- 23661
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, there was no wind when he began the sight-seeing flt; however, after takeoff, the wind steadily increased to aprx 12 KTS. By this time, the balloon was approaching a large green field, so he elected to land rather than take a chance of the wind increasing. During the landing, one of the six passengers suffered an broken shoulder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5714B
- Reported as
- Raven AX-9
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- S-66A-112
- Airframe hours
- 116
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arizona Balloon Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- Scottsdale, AZ
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 252 total · 20 in this make and model · 223 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °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.