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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Adams A50S · Nicholasville, KY · November 30, 1981

Date
November 30, 1981 · 16:45 local
Place
Nicholasville, KY
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9045A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82DLQ04
Reported as
Adams A50S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,344 total235 in this make and model182 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.

During landing on training flight balloon was approaching wires. Deflated. Envelope draped over wires and burned.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ON TRAINING FLIGHT BALLOON WAS APPROACHING WIRES. DEFLATED. ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER WIRES AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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