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Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident
Oct 9, 1983 · Dorr, MI
DURING LANDING THE BASKET HIT A HILL RESULTING IN THE BASKET STOPPING SUDDENLY & EJECTING THE PLT & PASSENGERS FROM THE BASKET. THE PLT THOUGHT A PASSENGER WAS STILL IN THE BASKET SO SHE GRABBED THE VALVE LINE & HUNG ON AS THE BALLOON ROSE APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL. THE BALLOON BEGAN DESCENDING THROUGH TREES, & AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 30 FT AGL THE PLT LET GO OF THE VALVE LINE & FELL THROUGH THE TREES.
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A PARKING LOT. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE BALLOON WAS ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE GROUND A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE BALLOON DOWN INTO SOME TREES AND AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
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