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NTSB investigation record

NYC95LA182

Completed

Balloon works Firefly7· N3716G

Date
August 6, 1995
Location
Owego, NY
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft, inflight loss of control, and a collision with a vehicle.

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