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Cameron VIVA N72CB

27 September 1980 · Chaska, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 27 September 1980 at about 08:30 local time, a Cameron VIVA registered N72CB, operated by Westdale, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chaska, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 08:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Chaska, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cameron VIVA
Registration
N72CB
Category
Balloon
Operator
Westdale, Inc
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Aerial Advertising
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3334

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 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

PLT THREW DROP LINE TO CHASE CREW WHO FAILED TO HOLD IT DUE WIND GUSTS TO 10KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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