# Accident 19921031047049A: Thundr AX777, Sierra Vista, AZ, October 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Sierra Vista, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5905° N, 110.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5905&lon=-110.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666TE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666TE-2020-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX7-77 (registry code 8970107, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 193 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031047049A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED WIND INCREASED AFTER TAKEOFF. ON THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT WAS DRAGGED INTO WIRES AND POLE. WIND MISJUDGED.

## 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 LAX93LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA022), Oct 31, 1992: Thunder and Colt AX7-77 (N666TE), Sierra Vista, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

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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