- Date
- June 13, 1982, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hudson, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2067FBalloon Works Firefly 6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613022259A
- Case key
- 71107
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The balloon was in a descent and was approaching the landing area when the burner pilot-light went out. Without the burner, the pilot was forced to land short of his selected field. He spilled the air from the balloon and touched down just short of an 8000 volt power line. The envelope fell across the lines. The pilot disconnected the basket from the envelope and attempted to pull the envelope from the power lines. However, the envelope "caught on fire" and was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2067F
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Firefly 6
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 611
- Airframe hours
- 352
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dock Built Homes, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Dock Built Homes, Inc.
- Departed
- Waterloo, IA
- Destination
- Waterloo, IA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 343 total · 343 in this make and model · 332 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.