- Date
- June 21, 1980
- Place
- Naturita, CO · NATURITA, CO
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2044FBarnes AX-6B
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800621025429A
- Case key
- 130970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1316 80/6/21 NR.NATURITA,CO BARNES AX-6B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 178 TIME - 2030 N2044F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATURITA-NULLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NATURITA PARK,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AFTER ASCENDING HILL,35FT AGL,BURNER FLAMED OUT AT CREST.HIT PWR LN JUST BYD CREST.WND GSTG 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2044F
- Reported as
- Barnes AX-6B
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Naturita-Nulla
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.