ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14004
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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 1974 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Raven S-50A |
| Owner/operator: | Clyde Hillock Jacobs Jr |
| Registration: | N2324 |
| MSN: | 126 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Raven S-50A hot air balloon N2324: 2 propane heaters. Substantially damaged March 31 1974. Drifted into hi-voltage power lines at Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. Caught fire after impact. Flown in excessively windy conditions for operation. Balloon gondola fell from an altitude of 100 feet. Pilot killed, two passengers on board injured. According to the NTSB Report (see link #1):
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC."
A contemporary local newspaper report ("The Cumberland News" Cumberland, Maryland 3 Apr 1974, Page 8 - see link #3) named the fatality as Clyde Hillock Jacobs Jr
Registration N2324 cancelled by the FAA very much later - on March 25 2013
Cambridge is a city in and the county seat of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. It lies in southeastern Ohio, in the Appalachian Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains 74 miles east of Columbus.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI74AC081: https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=83010&key=0
2. FAA: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N2324
3. The Cumberland News Cumberland, Maryland Wednesday 3 Apr 1974, Page 8:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31375084/clyde-hillock-jacobs-jr-cambridge-oh/
4. https://uk.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N2324
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge,_Ohio
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2022 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 07-Sep-2022 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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