# Incident 19780704042189I: Thundr AX765, Northlake Villa, IL, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Northlake Villa, IL
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: NR145 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX765
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042189I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON WAS BEING TETHERED FOR DISPLAY WHEN A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND CAUSED LINES TO COME LOOSE. BALLOON ESCAPED.

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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