- Date
- December 8, 1973
- Place
- Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9975Semco T
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731208039849A
- Case key
- 187521
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3791 73/12/8 CHICO,CALIF SEMCO T CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, TIME - 1203 N9975 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICO,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BALLON OVER MAX GWT,UN CLEAR PWR LINES.
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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