N40434 Balloon Wks FF-8 accident

NTSB 75939 · 1979-07-09

Docket — crew, injuries and powerplant

This record is from the 1962–1981 era, whose reporting thresholds and coded fields differ from the modern ones. Categories and counts are not comparable across eras.

Circumstances

Light condition
DAYLIGHT
Sky condition
BROKEN
Ceiling (ft)
25000
Wind direction
250
Wind speed (kt)
12
Temperature (F)
55
Flight plan
NONE
Investigation type
D

Aircraft

RegistrationMakeModelDamageFAR part
N40434 BALLOON WKS FF-8 — —

Sequence of events

#OccurrencePhase
1 G Cruise

Findings

Finding
84J cause
82J cause