Semco AX-7 N14545
12 October 1974 · Harvard, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 October 1974 at about 08:25 local time, a Semco AX-7 registered N14545, operated by Sherman B Corn, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Harvard, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harvard, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Semco AX-7
- Registration
- N14545
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Sherman B Corn
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fontana, Wis → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4250
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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.INADQT WX BRIEF BY BALLOON-MEISTER.HARD LDG, PLT & PAX THROWN OUT, CONT INTO TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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