# Incident 19810704053829I: Avtanw SKYHAWK, Aurora, OH, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 08:05 local time
- Place: Aurora, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3015° N, 81.3325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3015&lon=-81.3325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK (registry code 0900104, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVTANW SKYHAWK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704053829I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON HIT TREES AND THEN WIRES DURING LANDING.PILOT MISJUDGED LANDING AREA.

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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