- Date
- March 30, 1980
- Place
- Lake Havasu, AZ · LAKE HAVASU, AZ
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40708Barnes AX-7
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800330008409A
- Case key
- 136410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1374 80/3/30 LAKE HAVASU,AZ BARNES AX-7 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 89 TIME - 1720 N40708 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURG POINT,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER 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 360 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 6 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND SHIFTED AFTER TKOF & INCREASED W GUSTS TO 38KTS.DRG PRCTNRY LNDG,BASKET DRAGGED OVR GND/WTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40708
- Reported as
- Barnes AX-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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