# NTSB DEN78DQA05: Semco T, N24420, Mosquero, NM, November 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1977
- Place: Mosquero, NM · MOSQUERO, NM
- Location: 35.7750° N, 103.9546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mosquero, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7750&lon=-103.9546&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DQA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA05-80097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3531   77/11/6   MOSQUERO,NM         SEMCO T             CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0800                    N24420              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSQUERO,NM                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- CANVAS DODGER IMPROPERY INSTALLED AROUND PERIMETER OF BASKET.PLT'S FOOT SLIPPED OUT,BROKE ANKLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24420](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24420-1980-12-24), registration cancelled 1980-12-24, S/N SEM 101, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO T
- Registry model: [Semco Balloon T](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (registry code 8071701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771106036739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771106036739A), Nov 6, 1977: Semco T, Mosquero, NM, Substantial damage. Canvas dodger impropery installed around perimeter of basket. Plt's foot slipped out,broke ankle.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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