# Accident 20071116827999A: Padelt PG371, Hampton, IA, November 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2007, 09:15 local time
- Place: Hampton, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1578° N, 93.3314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1578&lon=-93.3314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448Y-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Padelt PG37-1 (registry code 05606FJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/padelt-pg37-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PADELT PG371
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 254 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071116827999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH FOR A ROUTINE MID-MORNING LANDING, THE BALLOON GONDOLA CONTACTED POWER LINES. THE CABLES ATTACHING THE GONDOLA TO THE ENVELOPE BROKE AND THE GONDOLA FELL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI08LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA037), Nov 16, 2007: Padelt PG37-1 (N4448Y), Hampton, IA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. Contributing to the accident was the power line.

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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