# Incident 19910921062249I: Thundr AX8105, Pendleton, SC, September 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1991, 16:20 local time
- Place: Pendleton, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6423° N, 82.7791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6423&lon=-82.7791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7005X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7005X-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX8-105 (registry code 4280300, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax8-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX8105
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,615 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921062249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD FALSE LIFT DURING TAKEOFF. ELECTED TO LAND. STRUCK POWERLINE WITH BALLOON ENVELOPE.

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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