# Incident 19811008076649I: Amtr GTB35, Grand Island, NE, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9214° N, 98.3586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9214&lon=-98.3586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3746G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3746G-2011-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parker William T GTB-35 (registry code 05637K4, https://openairdocs.org/model/parker-william-t-gtb-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GTB35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 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/19811008076649I

## Narrative

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

DEFLATION PANEL ROPE BROKE. HIGH WIND DRAGGED BALLOON 2 MILES, OCCUPANTS JUMPED, BALLOON HIT WIRES 200 MILES AWAY.

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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