- Date
- May 30, 1976
- Place
- Stockbridge, GA · STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18801Adams A50S
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760530017249A
- Case key
- 153961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1515 76/5/30 STOCKBRIDGE,GA ADAMS A50S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 38 TOTAL TIME - 1830 N18801 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL-PAX STUMBLED,STRUCK & BROKE FUEL LINE. PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- PROPANE GAS IGNITED,BALLOON DESTROYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18801
- Reported as
- Adams A50S
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.