# Accident 19821003052499A: Eagleb EAGLEC7, Piedmont, SC, October 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1982, 15:50 local time
- Place: Piedmont, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7056° N, 82.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piedmont, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7056&lon=-82.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70014, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70014-2011-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle Balloons C-7 (registry code 3240207, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-c-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLEB EAGLEC7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003052499A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING PASSENGERS ALLOWED BALLOON TO CRASH INTO HIGH TENSION WIRES DURING LANDING.

## 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 ATL83FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA001), Oct 3, 1982: Eagle C-7 (N70014), Piedmont, SC, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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