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NTSB accident investigation · Barnes AX7 · Monte Vista, CO · June 22, 1977

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1977
Place
Monte Vista, CO · MONTE VISTA, CO
Injuries
1 serious, 3 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2094FBarnes AX7
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770622017199A
Case key
147593

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1364  77/6/22  NR.MONTE VISTA, CO    BARNES AX7          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 620
        TIME - 0800                    N2094F              PX-  0  1  2  NS CTR PASSG              TOTAL HOURS, 343 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL NORTE,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS SHIFTED AND INCREASED IN VELOCITY--20 KNOTS. PAX HURT DURING LANDING. HELMET CAME OFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N2094F
Reported as
Barnes AX7
Category
Balloon
Engine
none
Damage
No damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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