- Date
- November 30, 1977
- Place
- Del Norte, CO · DEL NORTE, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2053Barnes DF-6
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3781 77/11/30 DEL NORTE,CO BARNES DF-6 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 0920 N2053 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 240 TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, 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 SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING 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 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STUDENT LOST BALANCE ON LANDING, DROPPED THE VENT LINE. GUSTS TO 20 KTS. LPG GAS BURNER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2053
- Reported as
- Barnes DF-6
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage