# Incident 19800217026519I: Thundr AX777A, Indianapolis, IN, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65291, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65291-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX7-77A (registry code 8970108, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 110 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/19800217026519I

## Narrative

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

HOT AR BALLOON SUSPENDED BY ONE TETHERING RING WHICH FAILED. BALLOON ROSE.PILOT MADE LANDING IN YARD.

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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