- Date
- June 24, 1978
- Place
- Mchenry, IL · MCHENRY, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N35996Semco AX7
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780624033719A
- Case key
- 140410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3771 78/6/24 MCHENRY,IL SEMCO AX7 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N35996 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 113 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOX RIVER GROVE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35996
- Reported as
- Semco AX7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N35996Registration cancelled Jun 4, 2012 · Semco Balloon CHALLENGERAirframe modelSemco Balloon CHALLENGEREngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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