19891008039219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Adams A55 · Albuquerque, NM · October 8, 1989

Date
October 8, 1989 · 08:00 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1059S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA003
Reported as
Adams A55
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
368 total368 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Snagged a tree on landing, broke free then reported a wind gust put balloon into powerlines. Occupants jumped out.

As the FAA filed it

SNAGGED A TREE ON LANDING, BROKE FREE THEN REPORTED A WIND GUST PUT BALLOON INTO POWERLINES. OCCUPANTS JUMPED OUT.

NTSB investigation

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