# Incident 19831230073499I: Thundr AX777, Johnstown, CO, December 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Johnstown, CO
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3072° N, 104.9112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3072&lon=-104.9112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1038C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1038C-2002-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX7-77Z (registry code 8970110, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19831230073499I

## Narrative

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

WIND BLEW BALLOON INTO A POWERLINE AFTER LIFT OFF.

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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