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Aviation accident CHI07CA300

SERS · Cameron Balloons O-77 · 2007-09-16 · Creston, IA, USA

Event

NTSB number
CHI07CA300
Event ID
20071023X01638
Type
Accident
Date
2007-09-16
Location
Creston, IA, USA
Coordinates
41.049682, -94.359718

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Cameron Balloons
Model
O-77
Registration
N9539G
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse (high wind) weather conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the high wind encountered during the balloon flight and the barbed-wire fence.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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