# Incident 19820612034419I: Semco MARKV, Daleville, IN, June 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1982, 18:38 local time
- Place: Daleville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1189° N, 85.5562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daleville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1189&lon=-85.5562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2040J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2040J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon MARK V (registry code 8071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-mark-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO MARKV
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 225 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612034419I

## Narrative

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

CREW EVACUATED HOT AIR BALLOON WHEN HEATER PILOT-LIGHT WENT OUT FROM EXCESS FUEL TANK PRESSURE. BALLOON HIT WIRES.

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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