- Date
- April 18, 1980
- Place
- Towanda, KS · TOWANDA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2033FBalloon WKS FF7
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800418009089A
- Case key
- 130830
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1197 80/4/18 TOWANDA,KS BALLOON WKS FF7 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1850 N2033F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOWANDA,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO 2 FIRE SYS NOT CMPLTLY TURNED OFF BFR LNDG.BASKET CAUGHT FIRE WHEN TURNED ON ITS SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2033F
- Reported as
- Balloon WKS FF7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2033FRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · 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.