# Accident 19790904031809A: Avian FALCON2, Barberton, OH, September 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1979, 19:18 local time
- Place: Barberton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0069° N, 81.6044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barberton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0069&lon=-81.6044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63AV-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon FALCON II (registry code 0900102, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-falcon-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAN FALCON2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904031809A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON GONDOLA HIT DITCH, TIPPING OVER GONDOLA. PLT FAILED TO DEFLATE BALLOON. BECAME AIRBORNE, HIT WIRE.

## 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 CHI79FEI42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI42), Sep 4, 1979: Avion Falcn 2 (N63AV), Barberton, OH, 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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