- Date
- March 19, 1987, 07:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3750DBalloon Works Barnes FF-8-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870319052179A
- Case key
- 25550
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local sightseeing flight, the pilot reported that upon lift-off the weather conditions were clear and calm. During the flight, however, the wind conditions had increased from a westerly direction at a velocity of 12 knots, gusting to 15. The pilot decided to terminate the flight and prepared the passengers for a high wind landing. Prior to touch-down a gust of wind pushed the balloon towards a mobile home, the pilot attempted a re-heat to gain altitude, however, before enough altitude was gained the basket struck the home. The balloon then cleared the home and landed approximately 2 miles from the initial collision without further incident. The plts flt time was not reported or available
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3750D
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Barnes FF-8-24 (BARNES FF-)
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- F8-027
- Airframe hours
- 347
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sedona Redrock Ballon Adv.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 8, 1986 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- Phoenix, 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
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3750D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.