Barnes FFAX6 N1261F
3 December 1977 · Valley View, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1977 at about 10:30 local time, a Barnes FFAX6 registered N1261F was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Valley View, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valley View, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Barnes FFAX6
- Registration
- N1261F
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3985
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
BALLOON STRUCK TREES, WIRES.SLOW RESPONSE FM COLDPROPANE TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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