- Date
- December 12, 1976
- Place
- Temple Terrace, FL · TEMPLE TERRACE, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2109FBalloon FF-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4061 76/12/12 TEMPLE TERRACE,FL BALLOON FF-6 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8180 TIME - 1010 N2109F PX- 0 1 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANDON,FL TEMPLE TERRACE,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY-6 HOT AIR BALLOON COLLIDED WITH WIRES ON LDG ATTEMPT IN RESIDENTIAL AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2109F
- Reported as
- Balloon FF-6
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage