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Aviation accident GAA16LA172
SERS · BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY8B · 2016-03-12 · Rock Hill, SC, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA16LA172- Event ID
20160330X51343- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-03-12
- Location
- Rock Hill, SC, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.89722, -81.080001
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- BALLOON WORKS
- Model
- FIREFLY8B
- Registration
- N3180S
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- —
- Damage
- —
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind, which resulted in the balloon landing hard and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown