Accident · 1992-07-06

NTSB case SEA92LA145 · AVIAN BALLOON MAGNUM IX · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-07-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AVIAN BALLOON MAGNUM IX (N1613B)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: W.G.E., INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): W.G.E., INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITION (DOWNDRAFT) AND OBJECT (TRANSMISSION WIRES).

Source: NTSB case SEA92LA145

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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