NASHUA, NH, USA
N4070S
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING THE BALLOON IN A FIELD, THE BASKET MOMENTARILY TIPPED OVER, RESULTING IN THE OCCUPANTS FALLING DOWN. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS FRACTURED HER FOOT.
On Saturday, October 29, 1994, at 0815 eastern daylight time, a Balloon Works Firefly 7, N4070S, a balloon, landed in a field near Nashua, New Hampshire. The pilot and one of the passengers were not injured. Another passenger fell during the landing and was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot said: "I found a field and landed...during the landing, the balloon...[tipped] over momentarily..." One passenger fell and sustained a simple fracture of her foot.
The pilot's improper touchdown which resulted in a rollover.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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