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Accident

FAA accident report · Adams A55S · Collierville, TN · June 29, 1988

Date
June 29, 1988 · 07:30 local
Place
Collierville, TN
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9807N
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA204
Reported as
Adams A55S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
48 total48 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon basket caught on a rut on landing and overturned. A passenger was thrown out and injured. Failed to hold on

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON BASKET CAUGHT ON A RUT ON LANDING AND OVERTURNED. A PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUT AND INJURED. FAILED TO HOLD ON

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.