- Date
- September 6, 1971
- Place
- Blue Hill, ME · BLUE HILL, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1924RRaven S-40A
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163840
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3606 71/9/6 BLUE HILL,ME RAVEN S-40A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 330 TIME - 1730 N1924R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLUE HILL,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HOT AIR BALLOON.LNDD WITH ENVELOPE HTR PROPANE SHUT-OFF VALVE OPEN.FITTING BROKE,PLT LITE IGNITED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1924R
- Reported as
- Raven S-40A
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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