# NTSB NYC75AN018: Berger ONE, N76SM, Bayville, NJ, August 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1974
- Place: Bayville, NJ · BAYVILLE, NJ
- Location: 39.9093° N, 74.1549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9093&lon=-74.1549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3016   74/8/6  NR.BAYVILLE,NJ        BERGER ONE          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 47, 1 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N76SM               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKEHURST,NJ                PARIS,FRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED,HELIUM FILLED GONDOLA BALLOON.PUFF WHITE VAPOR,BAG COLLAPSED,RAPID DESCENT OBSVD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76SM-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERGER ONE
- Registry model: [Berger GAS BALLOON](https://openairdocs.org/model/berger-gas-balloon) (registry code 0562454) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740806038849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740806038849A), Aug 6, 1974: Amtr 0562420, Bayville, NJ, Substantial damage. Uncertificated,helium filled gondola balloon. Puff white vapor,bag collapsed,rapid descent obsvd.

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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