- Date
- September 29, 1973
- Place
- Sacremento, CA · SACREMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9975Semco T
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730929032739A
- Case key
- 188460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3008 73/9/29 SACREMENTO,CALIF SEMCO T CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 144 TIME - 1040 N9975 PX- 0 1 0 AERIAL ADVERTISING TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACREMENTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- PSGR OPENED FUEL QUICK-DISCONNECT IGNITING FIRE.ATTEMPTING TO CHG FUEL TANKS.INADQT PSGR BRIEF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9975
- Reported as
- Semco T
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9975Registration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Semco Balloon TAirframe modelSemco Balloon TEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9975 · 1
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