NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA76FKQ38
Registry · N21823
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC GALAXY 10
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1D9F4
Registrant of record
LEWIS JOHN R
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
CESSNA 188 · N21823
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
LOUISVILLE
Kind of flying
CB
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Aircraft history
Serial number
000018801060
Total time
1,200 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
3,500
Age
29
Investigator remarks
DISPENSING MIREX FOR FIRE ANT CONTROL.
Cause factors
- 64/C/29 C PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause
- 88/C/87 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WATER IN FUEL Cause
- 88/C/06 C MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE Cause
- 83/K/I K TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS Joint factor
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 2159.
Source file
NTSB_1976_3_2159.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2003 · Journal article (JAAER)
Assessing the Evolution of the Airborne Generation of Thermal Lift in Aerostats 1783 to 1883
Lift has been generated thermally in aerostats for 219 years making this the most enduring form of lift generation in lighter-than-air aviation.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2018 · Conference paper
Assessing Small UAS Operator Flight Behavior and Potential Interference with Aviation Operations in Controlled Airspace
The rapid rise of small UAS (sUAS) operations in the National Airspace System is generating an increasing concern about possible interference with manned aircraft.
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2017 · Conference paper
Age Differences in Helicopter Accidents: A Preliminary Investigation
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