# Incident 19881106063579I: Thundr AX777, Hughes, AR, November 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hughes, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9481° N, 90.4714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hughes, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9481&lon=-90.4714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31DG-1991-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX7-77 (registry code 4280100, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax7-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 210 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881106063579I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DRAGGED ACROSS FIELD AND ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER ELECTRIC LINE ON A GUSTY LANDING. NO INJURIES.

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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