- Date
- October 8, 1984, 08:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N47DPPiccard AX6W
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841008058519A
- Case key
- 16589
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Analysis
Plt stated he observed the wire about 3 secs before collision. Electrical short circuit severed load cables to basket, which fell to the ground, causing personnel injuries. Balloon envelope drifted away, finally coming to rest 150 mi from accident site.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N47DP
- Reported as
- Piccard AX6W
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- 768
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- George A Hesch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1984 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- ABQ · Albuquerque Int'L
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Flight hours
- 369 total · 369 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.