SERS · HEAD BALLOONS INC AX8-88 · 2023-07-24 · Guilford, CT, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA23LA315
Event ID
20230728192734
Type
Accident
Date
2023-07-24
Location
Guilford, CT, USA
Coordinates
41.27954, -72.67627
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
HEAD BALLOONS INC
Model
AX8-88
Registration
N4522E
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate supervision of the boarding process and the ground crewmember’s failure to immediately let go of the balloon after it began an inadvertent climb.