- Date
- December 3, 1977
- Place
- Valley View, IL · VALLEY VIEW, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1261FBarnes FFAX6
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771203042809A
- Case key
- 143811
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3985 77/12/3 VALLEY VIEW,IL BARNES FFAX6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 56 TIME - 1030 N1261F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY VIEW,IL VALLEY VIEW,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 7 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- BALLOON STRUCK TREES,WIRES.SLOW RESPONSE FM COLD PROPANE TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1261F
- Reported as
- Barnes FFAX6
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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