Stokes AIR N94465
17 March 1974 · El Dorado, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1974 at about 09:30 local time, a Stokes AIR registered N94465 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Dorado, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Dorado, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Stokes AIR
- Registration
- N94465
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0719
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HOT AIR BALLOON.TIE LINE BROKE BFR PROPER INFLATION.BALLOON DMGD BY PWR LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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