Ultramagic N-250 balloon, G-BZJX, 21 July 2006

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
Sport aviation and balloons
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
21 July 2006
Aircraft type:
Ultramagic N-250 balloon
Location:
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Registration:
G-BZJX

Ultramagic N-250 balloon, G-BZJX

Summary:

G-BZJX was caught by a gust of wind during takeoff and the balloon went in a direction approximately 70掳 to that of the expected direction. The pilot was unable to increase the rate of climb sufficiently to avoid another balloon that was about to launch. The basket of G-BZJX brushed against the canopy of G-CBFY causing the latter鈥檚 canopy to tear and deflate. Nobody was injured in the accident.

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