- Date
- January 2, 1983, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Indianola, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1511YBalloon Works Firefly 7B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830102000399A
- Case key
- 33376
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot elected to make a touch and go landing in wind that was from 010 deg at 7, gusting 9 KTS. During touchdown, the basket was drifting and tilted over sideways. The passenger weithed 290 lbs and was unable to maintain his balance. When the basket tilted, he fell out. Without the passenger, the balloon immediately became airborne again with only the pilot. The passenger told the pilot that he was alright, but later, his ankle was found to have been broken. The pilot landed at the next available site where the balloon could be recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1511Y
- Reported as
- Balloon Works Firefly 7B
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- F7B-025
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- NONE, unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Denise Bowles
- Registered owner
- Edwin & Denise Bowles
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 9, 1982 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- Carlisle, IA
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 7 knots, gusting 9
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.