# NTSB ATL81FA067: Adams A50S, N1062X, Montevallo, AL, April 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1981
- Place: Montevallo, AL · MONTEVALLO, AL
- Location: 33.1261° N, 86.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevallo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1261&lon=-86.8477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1062X-2012-05-18), registration cancelled 2012-05-18, S/N 056, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Registry model: [Adams Balloon A50S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (registry code 0050101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810418027149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810418027149A), Apr 18, 1981: Adams A50S, Montevallo, AL, Substantial damage. Balloon support cables broke after inflation. Balloon ascended, was lost over ocean. Cables were heat damaged.

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.

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