# Accident 19761107034339A: Semco T, Warrenton, VA, November 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8695, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8695-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon T (registry code 8071701, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 29 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107034339A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOWERED BALLOON BASKET 8-10FT AGL DUE TO HIGH WINDS. PLT & PAX THROWN FM BASKET.

## 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 IAD77DIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA05), Nov 7, 1976: Semco TC-4 (N8695), Warrenton, VA, 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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