# Incident 19800426046559I: Adams A50S, Louisville, KY, April 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9043A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9043A-1992-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A50S (registry code 0050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 200 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/19800426046559I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON CRUISING ALONG A RIDGE ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE AND STRUCK TREES. PILOT RECOVERED AND CONTINUED.

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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