# NTSB MKC74DCQ31: Stokes AIR, N94465, El Dorado, KS, March 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: El Dorado, KS · EL DORADO, KS
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCQ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0719  74/3/17    EL DORADO,KANS      STOKES AIR          CR-  0  1  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 18
        TIME - 0930                    N94465              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL DORADO,KANS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TIEDOWN LINES SNAPPED
        REMARKS- HOT AIR BALLOON.TIE LINE BROKE BFR PROPER INFLATION.BALLOON DMGD BY PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94465](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94465-2005-04-05), registration cancelled 2005-04-05, S/N CONHAB118, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STOKES AIR
- Registry model: [Stokes JS77C](https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-js77c) (registry code 0563735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon, amateur-built
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740317005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317005609A), Mar 17, 1974: Amtr 0563735, El Dorado, KS, Substantial damage. Hot air balloon. Tie line broke bfr proper inflation. Balloon dmgd by pwr lines.

## Other investigations on N94465 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC79DCG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG55), May 29, 1979: Stokes AX-7 (N94465), Columbia, MO, minor damage

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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