# Accident 19880629025409A: Adams A55S, Collierville, TN, June 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Collierville, TN
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0506° N, 89.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0506&lon=-89.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9807N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9807N-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Adams Balloon A55S (registry code 0050105, https://openairdocs.org/model/adams-balloon-a55s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ADAMS A55S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629025409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL88LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA204), Jun 29, 1988: Adams A55S (N9807N), Collierville, TN, no 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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