- Date
- August 27, 1983, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Palm Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- N2052JSemco SEM 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830827073679I
- Case key
- 30832
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
InattentiveFactor
Analysis
While being ground handled after landing a balloon contacted high tension high voltage wires.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2052J
- Reported as
- Semco SEM 182
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- SEM 182
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert G. Davenport
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 6, 1983
- Departed
- Palm Beach, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 65 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 16 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.