- Date
- May 7, 1984, 06:45 local (10:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gorham, ME
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3613DBarnes Firefly 7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840507017319A
- Case key
- 35442
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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.
Hard landing
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Analysis
During touch and go landings the balloon encountered increased winds. The balloon touched down hard tilting the basket onto its side. A passengers arm became caught between the basket and the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3613D
- Reported as
- Barnes Firefly 7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- F7-038
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hot Fun, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 24, 1984 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Gorham, ME
N3613DRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7Engine modelNONE
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 35 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.