# Accident 19741012035309A: Semco CHALLENGER, Harvard, IL, October 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Airport: Dacy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.4025° N, 88.6324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DACY (0C0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4025&lon=-88.6324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65248 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012035309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI75DEE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE27), Oct 12, 1974: Semco TC-4 (N65248), Harvard, IL, 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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