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Accident

FAA accident report · Thundr AX765 · Alburquerque, NM · July 4, 1982

Date
July 4, 1982 · 07:15 local
Place
Alburquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2045F
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FQA21
Reported as
Thundr AX765
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Legs were braced incorrectly for hard balloon landing in moderate wind. Pilot suffered a broken ankle.

As the FAA filed it

LEGS WERE BRACED INCORRECTLY FOR HARD BALLOON LANDING IN MODERATE WIND. PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.