SERS · HEAD BALLOONS INC AX7 77B · 2017-06-08 · Chatsworth, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN17LA223
Event ID
20170612X60506
Type
Accident
Date
2017-06-08
Location
Chatsworth, IL, USA
Coordinates
40.753612, -88.291946
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
HEAD BALLOONS INC
Model
AX7 77B
Registration
N30721
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The balloon’s encounter with unexpected wind gusts during inflation, which resulted in the balloon becoming prematurely airborne and subsequently the pilot being ejected from the basket and one passenger receiving serious injuries while attempting to egress from the pilotless balloon.