# Accident 19820424011029A: Avianw SKYHAWK, Longmont, CO, April 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AV-1997-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avian Balloon SKYHAWK (registry code 0900104, https://openairdocs.org/model/avian-balloon-skyhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIANW SKYHAWK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,798 total, 30 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424011029A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER INJURED WHEN BALLOON MADE HARD LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. GONDOLA TIPPED OVER AND PASSENGER FELL OUT.

## 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 DEN82FTE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTE18), Apr 24, 1982: Avian Balloon Skyhawk (N72AV), Longmont, CO, 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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