- Date
- May 30, 1982, 19:50 local (May 31, 1982, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Fritchton, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1062SAdams A55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820530025589A
- Case key
- 70767
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot decided to land due to deteriorating weather. A descent was initiated but the pilot was waved off by the owner of the property. The pilot regained altitude and landed in a corn field. A gust of wind caused the balloon to drift, the basket was drug 200 feet and the envelope collided with a grain storage bin.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1062S
- Reported as
- Adams A55
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 082
- Airframe hours
- 40
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randy Schafer
- Registered owner
- Randy Schafer
- Departed
- Vincennes, IN
- Destination
- Vincennes, IN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 47 total · 47 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 178 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.