# Incident 19950825037429I: Galaxy GALAXY8, Columbia, MO, August 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1995, 07:55 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5347S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5347S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 8 (registry code 3760525, https://openairdocs.org/model/galaxy-balloons-galaxy-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GALAXY GALAXY8
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 11 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950825037429I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSED ARCING AND WIRE BREAK.

## Other reports on N5347S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990704018969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704018969I), Jul 4, 1999: Galaxy GALAXY8 (N5347S), Jefferson City, MO, Minor damage. (-5)On July 4, 1999, Mr. Gary d. sines operated Galaxy balloons, Galaxy 8, N5347S, as pilot in command at the annual 4th of July balloon ascension on the…
- [Accident 19961103040669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961103040669A), Nov 3, 1996: Galaxy GALAXY8 (N5347S), Columbia, MO. Struck a ditch hidden by weeds landing. Impact caused broken arms to two passenger.

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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