# NTSB MIA80DLA27: Adams A55S, N9073A, Gainesville, FL, June 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1980
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9073A), registered now, S/N 060, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- Registry model: [Adams Balloon A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55) (registry code 0050103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (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 19800607020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607020079A), Jun 7, 1980: Adams A55, Gainesville, FL, Destroyed. Balloon came down over burner during landing. Balloon burned and totally 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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