# NTSB ATL82DLQ04: Adams A50S, N9045A, Nicholasville, KY, November 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1981
- Place: Nicholasville, KY · NICHOLASVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.8923° N, 84.5656° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nicholasville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8923&lon=-84.5656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122885
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DLQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DLQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3038  81/11/30   NICHOLASVILLE,KY    ADAMS A50S          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N9045A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 10512 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            235 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BALLOON STRUCK WIRES DRG LDG TOWARD SUN IN HAZE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9045A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9045A-2014-11-25), registration cancelled 2014-11-25, S/N 037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Registry model: [Adams Balloon A50S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (registry code 0050101) (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 19811130077959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130077959A), Nov 30, 1981: Adams A50S, Nicholasville, KY, Substantial damage. During landing on training flight balloon was approaching wires. Deflated. Envelope draped over wires and burned.

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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