# Accident 19811130077959A: Adams A50S, Nicholasville, KY, November 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Nicholasville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8923° N, 84.5656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nicholasville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8923&lon=-84.5656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9045A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045A-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A50S (registry code 0050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,344 total, 235 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130077959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL82DLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLQ04), Nov 30, 1981: Adams A50S (N9045A), Nicholasville, KY, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.