NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA86IA095
Registry · N27980
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER J5A
Year of manufacture
1940 · 46 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560712
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2CB74
Registrant of record
DONNELLY BRIAN J
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT MISJUDGED OBSTACLE CLEARANCE DURING HIS DESCENT FOR LANDING. THE BALLOON'S ENVELOPE WAS THEN IMPALED ON A LIGHT POLE. FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED BY THE PLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_SEA86IA095.txt.
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