# Accident 19890416008039A: Head AX888HEAD, Troy, TX, April 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Troy, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1891° N, 97.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1891&lon=-97.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4510H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4510H-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX8-88 (registry code 4280200, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEAD AX888HEAD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890416008039A

## Narrative

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

ON BALLOON CHECK PILOT MADE VARIOUS ERRORS, HIT TREE W    AS EJECTED. HIGH GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 FTW89FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA081), Apr 16, 1989: Head Balloons AX8-88 (N4510H), Troy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CHECK PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TREE DURING THE LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

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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