# Accident 19730929032739A: Semco T, Sacremento, CA, September 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1973
- Place: Sacremento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9975-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon T (registry code 8071701, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 40 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929032739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PSGR OPENED FUEL QUICK-DISCONNECT IGNITING FIRE.ATTEMPTING TO CHG FUEL TANKS.INADQT PSGR BRIEF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK74FVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG16), Sep 29, 1973: Semco T (N9975), Sacremento, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9975 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19731208039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731208039849A), Dec 8, 1973: Semco MODELT (N9975), Chico, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Ballon over max gwt,un clear pwr lines.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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