- Date
- June 7, 1980
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9073AAdams A55S
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800607020079A
- Case key
- 130557
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2084 80/6/7 GAINESVILLE,FL ADAMS A55S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 25 TOTAL TIME - 0900 N9073A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BALLOON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9073A
- Reported as
- Adams A55S
- 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.