# Accident 19940312005039A: Thundr AX9140S2, Sedona, AZ, March 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1994, 07:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45289-2015-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Head Balloons AX9 118 (registry code 05637CC, https://openairdocs.org/model/head-balloons-ax9-118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDR AX9140S2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312005039A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT BURNER FLAMED OUT. UNABLE RELIGHT UNTIL GROUND IMPACT. INCORRECT LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR PER BURNER.

## 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 LAX94LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA162), Mar 12, 1994: Head Balloons AX9-118 (N45289), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot lights and burners to relight in flight once extinguished due to the installation of an incorrect gas pressure regulator.

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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