# NTSB OAK74DVG53: Semco 105P, N8697, Napa, CA, May 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Napa, CA · NAPA, CA
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1697   74/5/5  NR.NAPA,CALIF         SEMCO 105P          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 170
        TIME - 1330                    N8697               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONOMA,CALIF               NAPA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 30K.ROPE BAG CAUGHT TREE TIPPING BASKET OF HOT AIR BALLOON,PLT FELL OUT.PAX LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8697](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8697-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N SEM63, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO 105P
- Registry model: [Semco 105P](https://openairdocs.org/model/semco-105p) (registry code 8070503) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Minor 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 19740505015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505015089A), May 5, 1974: Semco 30AL, Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.rope bag caught tree tipping basket of hot air balloon,plt fell out. Pax lndd ok.

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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