# NTSB IAD77FKM03: Balloon 1, Charlotte, NC, October 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1976
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON 1
- Category: Balloon, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

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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