FAA incident report · Thundr AX765 · Northlake Villa, IL · July 4, 1978
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Balloon was being tethered for display when a sudden gust of wind caused lines to come loose. Balloon escaped.
BALLOON WAS BEING TETHERED FOR DISPLAY WHEN A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND CAUSED LINES TO COME LOOSE. BALLOON ESCAPED.