- Date
- August 15, 1981
- Place
- Barrington, IL · BARRINGTON, IL
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4062ZBalloon WKS 8-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810815049849A
- Case key
- 124175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2931 81/8/15 BARRINGTON,IL BALLOON WKS 8-24 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 774 TIME - 1840 N4062Z PX- 4 1 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOX RIVER GROVE,IL BARRINGTON,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 79 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PAX STATED PLT ATMPTD LNDG SHORT PWRLNS,ABTD,TURNED ON BURNER TO CLIMB,HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4062Z
- Reported as
- Balloon WKS 8-24
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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