# Incident 19790916023449I: Semco CHALLENGER, Mundelein, IL, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mundelein, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2734° N, 88.0162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mundelein, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2734&lon=-88.0162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35996, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35996-2012-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon CHALLENGER (registry code 8070802, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 165 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023449I

## Narrative

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

DEFLATION PANEL FAILED TO OPEN FOR LANDING BALLOON BOUNCED OFF A HOUSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N35996 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850429046559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429046559I), Apr 29, 1985: Semco CHALLENGER (N35996), Wilmington, VT, Minor damage. On landing,gondola hit trees with resultant tear in envelope. Minor injuries to occupants.
- [Accident 19780624033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624033719A), Jun 24, 1978: Semco CHALLENGER (N35996), Mchenry, 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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