# Accident 19941029036859A: Semco CHALLENGER, Miami, FL, October 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1994, 08:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7604° N, 80.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7604&lon=-80.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2048J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048J-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Semco Balloon CHALLENGER (registry code 8070802, https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-challenger) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941029036859A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TETHERED ABOVE FIELD SUSPENSION CABLES FAILED. 48 DAYS AFTER ANNUAL. CABLES FAILED DUE CORROSION OVERSTRESS.

## 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 MIA95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA013), Oct 29, 1994: Semco Challenger (N2048J), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the basket suspension cables due to corrosion and overstress separations. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual inspection of the basket suspension cables by an authorized…

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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