# NTSB UNK64X3523: Barnes 65A, N4633T, Minneapolis, MN, August 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1964
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3523

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0508  64/8/21    MINNEAPOLIS MINN    BARNES 65A          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1421
        TIME - 2015                    N4633T              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-FAILURE OF BUTANE BURNER CAUSED BY MOISTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BURNER GENERATED HOT AIR FOR BALLOON INFLATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4633T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4633T-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 105, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNES 65A
- Registry model: [Barnes 65-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-65-a) (registry code 05604CX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Damage: Minor damage

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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