- Date
- October 21, 1976
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- NONEBalloon 1
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3810 76/10/21 CHARLOTTE,NC BALLOON 1 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, UNK/NR TIME - 1300 NONE PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BALLOON NOT MODIFIED FOR FREE FLIGHT. NO RECORD OF BALLOON RATINGS FOUND FOR EITHER PILOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Balloon 1
- Category
- Balloon, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed