# Incident 19880716026949I: Thundr AX890, Wellsville, NY, July 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1988, 07:40 local time
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1207° N, 77.9457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1207&lon=-77.9457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX8-90 (registry code 8970111, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax8-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX890
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880716026949I

## Narrative

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

WIND PICKED UP. TRIED TO LAND. HIT HARD AND PILOT WAS THROWN OUT.HELD ONTO RIP CORD AND DRAGGED UNTIL STOPPING.

## Other reports on N63RR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260820012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260820012329I), Aug 20, 2026: Thunder Balloons Limited AX8-90 (N63RR), Grand Blanc, MI, Minor damage. Hot air balloon collision with house during landing. Pilot landed balloon in homeowners front yard. A gust of wind estimated up to 15 mph blew the balloon into…

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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