- Date
- April 18, 1981
- Place
- Montevallo, AL · MONTEVALLO, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1062XAdams A50S
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810418027149A
- Case key
- 126278
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0918 81/4/18 MONTEVALLO,AL ADAMS A50S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 45 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N1062X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEVALLO,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ENVELOPE SUSPENSION CABLES HEAT-DMGD,BROKE 14-19INCHES ABOVE GONDOLA ATTACH PT.ENVELOPE NOT RCVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1062X
- Reported as
- Adams A50S
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1062XRegistration cancelled May 18, 2012 · Adams Balloon A50SAirframe modelAdams Balloon A50SEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.