# Accident 19870402060999A: Eagleb AX7, Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1987, 07:10 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1408° N, 80.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1408&lon=-80.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7321R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7321R-2013-10-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 689 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402060999A

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON STRUCK POWERLINES DURING AN ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT. OCCUPANTS WERE NOT WEARING REQUIRED EQUIPMENT.

## 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 MIA87FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA124), Apr 2, 1987: Eagle C-7 (N7321R), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 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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