# Accident 19880904039659A: Thundr AX890, Las Cruces, NM, September 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2898° N, 106.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2898&lon=-106.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90EH-1995-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX8-90 (registry code 8970111, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax8-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX890
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904039659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN88LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA200), Sep 4, 1988: Thunder and Colt AX8-90 (N90EH), Las Cruces, NM, 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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