# Incident 19930627026859I: Thundr AX777A, Arvada, CO, June 27, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Arvada, CO
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8028° N, 105.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arvada, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8028&lon=-105.0875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65294-2004-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder Balloons AX7-77A (registry code 8970108, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX777A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 543 total, 417 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627026859I

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON TETHERED TO 3 AUTOS WAS BEING USED FOR BUNGEE JUMPING. EMPLOYEE JUMPED AND CONTACTED GROUND.

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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