# NTSB MKC77DCG32: Barnes AX-8, N2069F, Liberty, MO, June 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1977
- Place: Liberty, MO · LIBERTY, MO
- Location: 39.2413° N, 94.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2413&lon=-94.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147230
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC77DCG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1984  77/6/29    LIBERTY,MO          BARNES AX-8         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 460
        TIME - 2030                    N2069F              PX-  0  1  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              LIBERTY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- ONE PAX FELL ON ANOTHER BREAKING LATTERS LEG. PAX WERE BRIEFED BEFORE LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2069F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BARNES AX-8
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No 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 19770629018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770629018459A), Jun 29, 1977: Balwks FIREFLY824, Liberty, MO. One pax fell on another breaking latters leg. Pax were briefed before landing.

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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