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Aviation accident CEN18LA245

1 fatal · KUBICEK BB30 · 2018-06-30 · Ashland, OH, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN18LA245
Event ID
20180630X04432
Type
Accident
Date
2018-06-30
Location
Ashland, OH, USA
Coordinates
40.877223, -82.331665

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
KUBICEK
Model
BB30
Registration
N717FN
FAR Part
091
Engines
Damage
MINR

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure that he was secure in the balloon's basket after landing, which resulted in him falling and striking his head on the burners when the wind caught the envelope and tipped the basket over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying heart disease and pulmonary edema that distracted him from securing himself in the basket and left him unprepared when the basket tipped over.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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