SELLERSBURG, IN, USA
N2224R
RAVEN RX-6
DURING A LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF POWERLINES TO THE LEFT OF HIS COURSE. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE BECAME AWARE OF A BRANCH OFF OF THE POWERLINES THAT CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE BALLOON'S PATH. HE RIPPED OUT THE TOP INFLATION PANEL; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER THE POWERLINES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TOP WIRE SEPARATED AND STARTED A GRASS FIRE THAT ULTIMATELY SPREAD AND DESTROYED THE BASKET AND ENVELOPE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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