Barnes AX-7 N1515K
17 July 1983 · Utica, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Barnes AX-7 registered N1515K was involved in an accident near Utica, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utica, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Barnes AX-7
- Registration
- N1515K
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rochester → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA318
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A DELAYED DECISION TO LAND AND LANDED WITHIN A FEW FT OF WIRES WITHOUT SEEING THEM. THE GROUND CREW TRIED TO HOLD HIM BUT THE BALLOON STILL HAD TOO MUCH LIFT. THE STUDENT THEN SAW THE WIRES AND TRIED TO GO OVER THEMBUT THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE STUDENT JUMPED FROM ABOUT 30 FT UP AS THE BALLOON FREED ITSELF FROM THE WIRES, FLOATED ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND CRASHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Barnes AX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1982 | Barnes AX-7 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | Jeanne Schuenn | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1982 | Barnes AX-7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Joan Hoglund | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1982 | Barnes AX-7 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Charles Leisek | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1984 | Barnes AX-7 | Batavia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1981 | Barnes AX-7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1986 | Barnes AX-7 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177B | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 150 | Iron River, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Cessna 140 | Hastings, Michigan, United States | Teen Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38 | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1983 | Cessna 177RG | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |