# Accident 19740803028192A: Semco T, Napa, CA, August 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1974
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24412-2024-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon T (registry code 8071701, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,345 total, 19 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803028192A

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N65244, Semco TC4: [Accident 19740803028191A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803028191A)

## 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 OAK75DVG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG11), Aug 3, 1974: Semco T (N24412), Napa, CA, substantial damage

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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