# Incident 19800308038269I: Ameran S56, Tucson, AZ, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 12:45 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85934, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85934-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stokes S-56 (registry code 05637A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-s-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERAN S56
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 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/19800308038269I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BALLOON PILOT CARRYING PASSENGER.BURNER NOT CAPABLE OF SUFFICIENT HEAT FOR THE WEIGHT CARRIED.

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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