- Date
- June 7, 1986, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yakima, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7001NAvian Skyhawk
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860607025479A
- Case key
- 40423
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Analysis
A forced landing was made due to fuel starvation. During the forced landing the balloon struck power lines, severing the basket from the envelope. Sparks from the wire strike caused a small brush fire. Post accident exam revealed the plt inadvertently connected the third bottle of fuel incorrectly.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7001N
- Reported as
- Avian Skyhawk
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 115
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Heath Northwest Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- YKM · Yakima, WA
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 50 total · 50 in this make and model · 35 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.