- Date
- April 7, 1966
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11997Raven S-50
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0094 66/4/7 LIVERMORE CALIF RAVEN S-50 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3800 TIME - 1030 N11997 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-BALLOON BAG TORE FROM ACCENT AIR EXPASIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT-GRND CREW MISUNDERSTND-PREMATURE RELEASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11997
- Reported as
- Raven S-50
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Municipal