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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Semco Challenger · Harvard, IL · October 12, 1974

Date
October 12, 1974
Place
Harvard, IL
Airport
Dacy
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65248
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI75DEE27
Reported as
Semco Challenger
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total43 in this make and model34 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.

Hot air balloon. Wx briefed by balloon meister,no fss brief. Un ck descent rate. Dragged into wires.

As the FAA filed it

HOT AIR BALLOON.WX BRIEFED BY BALLOON MEISTER,NO FSS BRIEF.UN CK DESCENT RATE.DRAGGED INTO WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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