- Date
- September 27, 1980
- Place
- Chaska, MN · CHASKA, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72CBCameron Viva
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800927048329A
- Case key
- 127927
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3334 80/9/27 CHASKA,MN CAMERON VIVA CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 29 TIME - 0830 N72CB PX- 0 1 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHASKA,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 NONE 350 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 7 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT THREW DROP LINE TO CHASE CREW WHO FAILED TO HOLD IT DUE WIND GUSTS TO 10KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72CB
- Reported as
- Cameron Viva
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N72CBRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cameron Balloons V-56Airframe modelCameron Balloons V-56Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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