# Accident 19870322007149A: Eagleb AX7, Montvale, VA, March 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1987, 09:05 local time
- Place: Montvale, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4307° N, 79.6899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4307&lon=-79.6899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60765-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eagle Balloons AX7 (registry code 3240107, https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-balloons-ax7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EAGLEB AX7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322007149A

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON TIPPED DURING LANDING AND EJECTED PASSENGERS.  PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON THE LEE SIDE OF A RIDGE.

## 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 BFO87DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DID02), Mar 22, 1987: Eagle Balloons C-7 (N60765), Montvale, VA, minor 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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