# Incident 19810103009979I: Adams A55S, Jacksonville, FL, January 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Field
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9069A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9069A-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55S (registry code 0050105, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810103009979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED BALLOON WITHIN 2000 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT WITH TOWER.

## Other reports on N9069A (1)

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

- [Incident 19800921088759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921088759I), Sep 21, 1980: Adams A55S (N9069A), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Pilot light went out on hot air balloon. Before relight could be done craft went into water.

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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