Balloon Wks 8-24 N4062Z
15 August 1981 · Barrington, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 August 1981 at about 18:40 local time, a Balloon Wks 8-24 registered N4062Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Barrington, Illinois, United States. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barrington, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Balloon Wks 8-24
- Registration
- N4062Z
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Fox River Grove, Il → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2931
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 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
PAX STATED PLT ATMPTD LNDG SHORT PWRLNS, ABTD, TURNED ON BURNER TO CLIMB, HIT WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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