# NTSB FTW81FRG19: Barnes F-7, N1MW, Austin, TX, February 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1981
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0092  81/2/19    AUSTIN,TX           BARNES F-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N1MW                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT STADIUM LIGHT STANDARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1MW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BARNES F-7
- 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 19810219004659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219004659A), Feb 19, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY7, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Balloon snagged on light pole during landing in a football field.

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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