# Incident 19801009077952I: Semco T, Albuquerque, NM, October 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1980, 09:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36003-2012-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon T (registry code 8071701, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 157 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/19801009077952I

## Narrative

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

DURING A MASS BALLOON ASCENT A LOWER BALLOON CLIMBED INTO THIS ONE. THE LOWER BALLOON ONLY WAS DAMAGED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N27124, Balwks FIREFLY6B: [Incident 19801009077951I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009077951I)

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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