N14643 - 2007 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

BALL

2007

Aircraft Description

Model Year

2007

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Balloon

ICAO Type Code

BALLHot Air / Gas Balloon

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Balloon Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

RISTAINO EDWARD

Address

21524 DELFTMERE DR

City

CORNELIUS

State / Zip Code

North Carolina28031-6662

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50135772

Mode S Code (Hex)

A0BBFA

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Mar 16, 2012	ERA12LA231	Substantial	Fatal	The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published emergency procedure for weather deterioration during flight.

Mar 16, 2012ERA12LA231

Substantial

Fatal

The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published emergency procedure for weather deterioration during flight.

Additional Details

Registration

N14643

Serial Number

F8-2018

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-08-01 01:32:20 UTC