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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Adams A55S · Frichton, IN · May 30, 1982

Date
May 30, 1982 · 19:50 local
Place
Frichton, IN
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1062S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA197
Reported as
Adams A55S
People aboard
101
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
47 in this make and model0 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.

Balloon caught in gusty winds during landing. Pilot claims weather was not forecast.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON CAUGHT IN GUSTY WINDS DURING LANDING. PILOT CLAIMS WEATHER WAS NOT FORECAST.

NTSB investigation

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