# NTSB SEA80FYM60: BLN Works FF-6B, N27057, Shedd, OR, September 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1980
- Place: Shedd, OR · SHEDD, OR
- Location: 44.4580° N, 123.1119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shedd, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4580&lon=-123.1119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYM60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3105   80/9/6    SHEDD,OR            BLN WORKS FF-6B     CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 537
        TIME - 0920                    N27057              PX-  0  2  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALSEY,OR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PROPANE HEATER RAN OUT OF FUEL. DRIFTED INTO PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27057](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27057-1983-06-22), registration cancelled 1983-06-22, S/N 6653, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLN WORKS FF-6B
- Registry model: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800906040449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906040449A), Sep 6, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Shedd, OR, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel. Balloon drifted & descended into power line. Basket caught fire, hit ground, baloon seperated.

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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