Balloon Wks AX-7 N40452
20 April 1980 · Hurricane, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 April 1980 at about 11:40 local time, a Balloon Wks AX-7 registered N40452, operated by Mountain State, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hurricane, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hurricane, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Balloon Wks AX-7
- Registration
- N40452
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Mountain State
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Milton, Wv → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2256
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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
WEAK FABRIC AT PANEL SEAM.TORE VERT ACROSS SEVERAL PANEL SEAMS.ENVELOPE COLLAPSED.STRONG GUSTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Wks AX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1980 | Balloon Wks AX-7 | East Bend, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |