Accident: Kubicek BB30
Jun 30, 2018 · Ashland, OH
NTSB numberCEN18LA245Event id20180630X04432
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 3
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure that he was secure in the balloon's basket after landing, which resulted in him falling and striking his head on the burners when the wind caught the envelope and tipped the basket over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying heart disease and pulmonary edema that distracted him from securing himself in the basket and left him unprepared when the basket tipped over.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Kubicek BB30
- Registration
- N717FN
- Year built
- 2015
- Category
- Balloon
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Standing Loss of control on ground
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD)9 nm (17 km) west
- Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ)19 nm (36 km) south-west
- Wayne County Airport (BJJ)20 nm (37 km) east
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