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ATL86LA200

1986-07-06 · PANDORA, Ohio, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N4065K

Make / Model
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7
Year of manufacture
1979 · 7 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19791009
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4C5FC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

FOLLOWING A EARLY MORNING BALLOON FLIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN A CLEARED AREA WITH WINDS AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE FIRST ATTEMPT HE WOULD ENCOUNTER POWERLINES AND TREES. THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT AND ATTEMPTED ANOTHER APPROACH TO A CLOVER FIELD ADJACENT TO THE FIRST AREA. DURING THE LANDING THE BASKET TURNED OVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE WIND DRAGGED THE BASKET ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL86LA200.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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