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Aviation accident ATL89FA158
3 fatal · BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B · 1989-06-11 · GARNER, NC, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ATL89FA158- Event ID
20001213X28481- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1989-06-11
- Location
- GARNER, NC, USA
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- BALLOON WORKS
- Model
- FIREFLY 8B
- Registration
- N37141
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- —
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A CLIMB AS THE BALLOON CONVERGED ON THE TV TOWER.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown