# Accident 19780520015169A: Thundr AX656A, Lindsborg, KS, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Lindsborg, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.5771° N, 97.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindsborg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5771&lon=-97.6740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48189-1998-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX7-77 (registry code 8970107, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX656A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 230 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520015169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT UNABLE TO DEFLATE AFTER LDG DUE TO ADJUSTMENT OF RIPLINE FAST.WND GUSTING 28K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA040), May 20, 1978: Thunder AX7-77 (N48189), Lindsborg, KS, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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