# NTSB MKC66D0361: Litton Stms 213-1, N7534U, St Paul, MN, October 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1965
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0361
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0361

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3960  65/10/22   ST PAUL MINN        LITTON STMS 213-1   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 591
        TIME - 0740                    N7534U              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-BALLOON ENVELOPED FAILED.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- BALLOONIST PARACHUTED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7534U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7534U-1971-01-12), registration cancelled 1971-01-12, S/N 786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LITTON STMS 213-1
- Registry model: [Litton Systems BALLOON 213-1-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/litton-systems-balloon-213-1-1) (registry code 5230304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: 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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