- Date
- July 14, 1984, 20:10 local (Jul 15, 1984, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Ballwin, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4004GAdams AB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840714034259A
- Case key
- 33746
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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 plt reported that before landing, he rebriefed the passengers on the landing technique. He noted that a lady passenger seemed nervous about the landing. The plt landed in a pasture with an estimate 6 kt wind. Reportedly, the balloon made a soft touchdown, but the basket tipped over. The lady, who seemed nervous, suffered a broken shoulder. According to the plt, she had a history of broken bones.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4004G
- Reported as
- Adams AB
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 119
- Airframe hours
- 77
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Para Balloon Associates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1983 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- Eureka, MO
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Flight hours
- 1,878 total · 65 in this make and model · 1,866 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.