# Accident 19750919033589A: Semco CHALLENGER, Baton Rouge, LA, September 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1975
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3810, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3810-1976-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon CHALLENGER (registry code 8070802, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919033589A

## Narrative

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

PROPANE HOT AIR BALLOON HIT WIRES LDG IN FLD. GONDOLA CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 FTW76AF022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF022), Sep 19, 1975: Semco TC-4 (N3810), Baton Rouge, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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