19800607020079A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Adams A55 · Gainesville, FL · June 7, 1980

Date
June 7, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Gainesville, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9073A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80DLA27
Reported as
Adams A55
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon came down over burner during landing. Balloon burned and totally destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON CAME DOWN OVER BURNER DURING LANDING. BALLOON BURNED AND TOTALLY DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.