# Accident 19961103040669A: Galaxy GALAXY8, Columbia, MO, November 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0203° N, 92.2995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0203&lon=-92.2995&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 37 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961103040669A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DITCH HIDDEN BY WEEDS LANDING. IMPACT CAUSED BROKEN ARMS TO TWO PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA022), Nov 3, 1996: Galaxy AX8 (N5347S), Columbia, MO, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the ditch, which was encountered during the landing; and high vegetation, which covered the ditch…

## 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…
- [Incident 19950825037429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950825037429I), Aug 25, 1995: Galaxy GALAXY8 (N5347S), Columbia, MO. Struck wires landing in a field. Caused arcing and wire break.

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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