NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN78DTC05
Registry · N8891F
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
HUGHES 269A
TCDS
4H12 · SCHWEIZER RSG LLC
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC41C5
Registrant of record
DETGEN JIM
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
HUGHES 269A · N8891F
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise climb (DB)
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
OVERCAST
Wind
230° / 50 kt
Temp
35° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000000266
Total time
3,051 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
582
Age
25
Investigator remarks
SETTLING WITH POWER.PEAK GUSTS TO 60 KTS.
Cause factors
- 64/A/27 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/28 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/45 A PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/14 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 83/J/I J TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS Joint cause
- 82/J/H J WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 3794.
Source file
NTSB_1977_3_3794.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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