- Date
- July 14, 1988, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Pilot Hill, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2614MGeneral Balloon AX-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880714026609A
- Case key
- 26056
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local sightseeing flight, just prior to touchdown, the Pilot reported that a gust of wind caught the balloon. The Pilot made a high wind landing. The balloon was dragged several feet before coming to rest. The Pilot stated that afterward the winds returned to calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2614M
- Reported as
- General Balloon AX-6
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 533
- Airframe hours
- 231
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ehrgott, Alan V.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1988 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- Pilot Hill, CA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Flight hours
- 498 total · 498 in this make and model · 489 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 110 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.