# Accident 19870905080299A: Thundr AX8105, Colorado Spring, CO, September 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8207° N, 104.7006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8207&lon=-104.7006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32201 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX8105
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 230 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870905080299A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON ENVELOPE CONTACTED A POWERLINE AFTER THE BASKET LANDED. A LARGE HOLE WAS BURNED IN THE ENVELOPE.

## 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 DEN87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA232), Sep 5, 1987: National Balloon 858 (N32201), Colorado Spring, CO, 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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