19740505015089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Semco 30AL · Napa, CA · May 5, 1974

Date
May 5, 1974
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8697
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK74DVG53
Reported as
Semco 30AL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total50 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gusting to 30K.rope bag caught tree tipping basket of hot air balloon,plt fell out. Pax lndd ok.

As the FAA filed it

GUSTING TO 30K.ROPE BAG CAUGHT TREE TIPPING BASKET OF HOT AIR BALLOON,PLT FELL OUT.PAX LNDD OK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.