# NTSB MIA76DKG69: Adams A50S, N18801, Stockbridge, GA, May 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1976
- Place: Stockbridge, GA · STOCKBRIDGE, GA
- Location: 33.5296° N, 84.2334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockbridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5296&lon=-84.2334&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18801-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A50S
- Registry model: [Adams Balloon A50S](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a50s) (registry code 0050101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760530017249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530017249A), May 30, 1976: Adams A50S, Stockbridge, GA, Destroyed. Propane gas ignited,balloon destroyed. Personnel-pax stumbled,struck & broke fuel line.

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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