Adams Md AX-6 N5659

Summary

On 6 October 1979 at about 18:15 local time, a Adams Md AX-6 registered N5659, operated by H & M Distribu, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Helen, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 1979 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Helen, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Adams Md AX-6

Registration

N5659

Category

Balloon

Operator

H & M Distribu

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3822

2 people were seriously injured.

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

NON-AIRWORTHY BLN TETHERED FOR CEREMONY, INADVERTENTLY RLSD.CORRODED GONDOLA CABLES HIT TREE, FAILED

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.