- Date
- April 25, 1981
- Place
- Englewood, FL · ENGLEWOOD, FL
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N77FMRaven S55A
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810425018689A
- Case key
- 126170
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0647 81/4/25 ENGLEWOOD,FL RAVEN S55A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3729 TIME - 0830 N77FM PX- 0 3 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENICE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLT.BALLOON STRUCK WIRES DRNG APP TO FIELD,GONDOLA SEPARATED & FELL 15FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77FM
- Reported as
- Raven S55A
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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