# Accident 19800518015499A: Amtr C2CUTTER, Las Vegas, NV, May 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1980, 08:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cutter CUTTER-2 (registry code 0563781, https://openairdocs.org/model/cutter-cutter-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR C2CUTTER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,700 total, 1,695 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518015499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TARGET BALLOON ON LANDING. DEFLATED. BASKET HUNG ON SIDE OF TARGET BALLOON, THEN DROPPED TO GROUND.

## 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 LAX80DVW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW17), May 18, 1980: Cutter 2 (N73WB), Las Vegas, NV, no 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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