# Accident 19791209033809A: Adams A50S, Ballwin, MO, December 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ballwin, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5947° N, 90.5500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ballwin, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5947&lon=-90.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1060N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1060N-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55 (registry code 0050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209033809A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER ASSIGNED TASK DURING LANDING. PREMATURELY DEFLATED BALLOON AT 50 FT. BALLOON MADE SEVERE HARD LANDING.

## 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 MKC80DCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCA04), Dec 9, 1979: Adams,Md A55 (N1060N), Ballwin, MO, minor damage

## Other reports on N1060N (1)

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

- [Incident 19830526033549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526033549I), May 26, 1983: Adams A55 (N1060N), Crystal Lake, IL. Student allowed balloon crown line to become entangled. Unable to deflate on landing. Drifted into wires.

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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