- Date
- September 19, 1968
- Place
- Penndel, PA · PENNDEL, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3191Piccard AX6-PT
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3626 68/9/19 PENNDEL,PA PICCARD AX6-PT CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 560 TIME - 1030 N3191 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 22 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND DRIFTED FREE BALLOON INTO WIRES AFTER LIFT OFF FROM A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT.ADVERTISNG STUNT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3191
- Reported as
- Piccard AX6-PT
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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