# Accident 19830312009109A: Thundr AX765, Augusta, MI, March 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1983, 18:20 local time
- Place: Augusta, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3310° N, 85.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3310&lon=-85.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4057K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX765
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 124 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830312009109A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON PILOT MADE HARD LANDING THROWING ALL OCCUPANTS OUT, THEN BALLOON DRIFTED INTO HIGH POWERLINES.

## 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 CHI83LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA134), Mar 12, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly AX-7 (N4057K), Augusta, MI, substantial 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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