# Accident 19810418027149A: Adams A50S, Montevallo, AL, April 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Montevallo, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1261° N, 86.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevallo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1261&lon=-86.8477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1062X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1062X-2012-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A50S (registry code 0050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418027149A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AFTER INFLATION. BALLOON ASCENDED, WAS LOST OVER OCEAN. CABLES WERE HEAT DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA067), Apr 18, 1981: Adams A50S (N1062X), Montevallo, AL, substantial damage

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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