# NTSB IAD77DIA05: Semco TC-4, N8695, Warrenton, VA, November 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1976
- Place: Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DIA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DIA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3578   76/11/7   WARRENTON,VA        SEMCO TC-4          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 34 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8695               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRENTON,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        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                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT LOWERED BALLOON BASKET 8-10FT AGL DUE TO HIGH WINDS. PLT & PAX THROWN FM BASKET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8695](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8695-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N SEM61, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO TC-4
- Registry model: [Semco Balloon T](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-balloon-t) (registry code 8071701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19761107034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761107034339A), Nov 7, 1976: Semco T, Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. Plt lowered balloon basket 8-10FT AGL due to high winds. Plt & pax thrown fm basket.

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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