# NTSB FTW81FQA03: Barnes AX7, N115JB, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1980
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2820   80/10/8 NR.ALBUQUERQUE,NM     BARNES AX7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 623
        TIME - 0910                    N115JB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 323 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ALBUQUERQUE,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N115JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BARNES AX7
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial 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 19801008056939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008056939A), Oct 8, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Dropped balloon down below obstructions to check drift. Failed to timely heat balloon to miss power line.

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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