# NTSB NYC75AN002: Gatch LH1, N7TG, Missing Aircraft, February 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1974
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3072  74/2/21    MISSING AIRCRAFT    GATCH LH1           CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7TG                PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,PA               BRITTANY,FRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT RECOVERED.DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT LAST OBSVD ABT 1000MI W OF CANARIAS ISLANDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7TG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7TG-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATCH LH1
- Registry model: [Gatch LHI-BALLOON](https://openairdocs.org/model/gatch-lhi-balloon) (registry code 05630EN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon, amateur-built
- 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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