# NTSB MKC86LA191: Barnes AX-7, N2054F, Creston, IA, September 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 20, 1986, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Creston, IA
- Coordinates: 41.050106, -94.359352 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0501&lon=-94.3594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC86LA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34249/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA191

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT OF THE HOT AIR BALLOON MADE A LANDING THAT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK HER RIGHT ANKLE. THE PILOT STATED THE ACCIDENT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF SHE HAD BEEN WEARING HIGHTOP SHOES WITH LACES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2054F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2054F-1995-04-29), registration cancelled 1995-04-29, S/N A7164S (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNES AX-7
- Registry model: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Serial number: A7164-S
- Airframe hours: 383
- Engines: NONE NONE unknown
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Joyce A. Blevins
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1986, 28 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; medical: unknown, unknown; flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 18 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860920045599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920045599A), Sep 20, 1986: Balwks FIREFLY7, Creston, IA. Pilot suffered a broken ankle while landing after a balloon contest.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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