ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384258
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Date: | Sunday 30 May 1982 |
Time: | 19:50 LT |
Type: | Adams A55 |
Owner/operator: | Randy Schafer |
Registration: | N1062S |
MSN: | 082 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 40 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fritchton, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Vincennes, IN |
Destination airport: | Vincennes, IN |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. A DESCENT WAS INITIATED BUT THE PILOT WAS WAVED OFF BY THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. THE PILOT REGAINED ALTITUDE AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE BALLOON TO DRIFT, THE BASKET WAS DRUG 200 FEET AND THE ENVELOPE COLLIDED WITH A GRAIN STORAGE BIN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI82DA197 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82DA197
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Apr-2024 09:18 |
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