# Incident 19830827073679I: Semco CHALLENGER, Palm Beach, FL, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8500° N, 80.0896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8500&lon=-80.0896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2052J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83IA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827073679I

## Narrative

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

DEFLATED BALLOON TOO CLOSE TO A POWERLINE. ENVELOPE DROPPED OVER WIRES. BURNED BALLOON TOP AND SHOCKED OCCUPANTS.

## 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 MIA83IA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83IA217), Aug 27, 1983: Semco SEM 182 (N2052J), Palm Beach, FL, incident, minor 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.

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