- Date
- October 23, 1980
- Place
- Metamora, MI · METAMORA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2454ZPiccard AX-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801023061499A
- Case key
- 127810
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3137 80/10/23 METAMORA,MI PICCARD AX-6 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 101 TIME - 1830 N2454Z PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METAMORA,MI 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) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS,WIRES CUT THRU THE GONDALA SUPPORT CABLES,GONDOLA W OCCUPANTS FELL APRX 15FT TO GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2454Z
- Reported as
- Piccard AX-6
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2454ZRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · General Balloon AX-6Airframe modelGeneral Balloon AX-6Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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