Aviation accident IAD05CA141

Name: aviation accident: Lindstrand Balloons 77A near Louisville (2005-09-24)
Start: 2005-09-24
Location: Louisville, KY, USA

SERS · Lindstrand Balloons 77A · 2005-09-24 · Louisville, KY, USA

Event

NTSB number: IAD05CA141
Event ID: 20051027X01742
Type: Accident
Date: 2005-09-24
Location: Louisville, KY, USA
Coordinates: 38.223331, -85.658058

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Lindstrand Balloons
Model: 77A
Registration: N4024P
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 0
Damage: —

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The ground crewman's failure to release the basket of the balloon when it resumed flight during the landing phase. A factor in the accident was the wet grass at the landing site.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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