What was found
DURING ATTEMPTED DEFLATION OF BALLOON AT CONCLUSION OF A PAID PASSENGER FLIGHT, THE EYEBOLT WHICH RETAINS ONE OF TWO DEFLATION LINE PULLEYS BROKE. THE PILOT WAS DEPRIVED OF THE PULLEY'S EFFECT OF REDUCING THE EFFORT AND/OR STRENGTH REQUIRED TO DEFLATE THE BALLOON. DEFLATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONLY OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WITH THREE MEN. FORTUNATELY, WINDS WERE LIGHT. A HIGH-WIND LANDING WOULD BE DANGEROUS WITHOUT THE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE OF THE PULLEY SYSTEM.