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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Thundr AX8-90 · Las Cruces, NM · September 4, 1988

Date: September 4, 1988 · 08:30 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90EH
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88LA200
Reported as: Thundr AX890
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 548 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N90EHRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 1995 · Thunder Balloons AX8-90S/N 690 Airframe modelThunder Balloons AX8-90

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What happened

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Reported out of fuel. Made a hard landing. Balloon dragged into powerlines. Powerline current injured 3 persons.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED OUT OF FUEL. MADE A HARD LANDING. BALLOON DRAGGED INTO POWERLINES. POWERLINE CURRENT INJURED 3 PERSONS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN88LA200Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Cruces, NMThe commercial balloon plt was participating in a balloon rally. During landing, the plt noticed the balloon was drifting toward power lines. He elected to open the deflation valve at 30 ft AGL, to attempt to land short of the lines. The balloon touched down…Sep 4, 1988 · Substantial damage