DORR, MI, USA
N1533N
BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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