# Accident 19790529014039A: Thundr AX777, Columbia, MO, May 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94465 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 58 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529014039A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BEGAN A RIP-OUT LANDING IN THE HOT AIR BALLOON AT 80 FEET AGL.

## 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 MKC79DCG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG55), May 29, 1979: Stokes AX-7 (N94465), Columbia, MO, minor 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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