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Incident

FAA incident report · Thundr AX7-77 · Katy, TX · August 17, 1996

Date
August 17, 1996 · 08:00 local
Place
Katy, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8306A
Reported as
Thundr AX777
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
43 total43 in this make and model14 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.

Narrative: both pilot lights failed to operate. Pilot made an emergency landing on golf course. During the descent the balloon made contact with a house privacy data omitted no damage to balloon minor damage to house. No injuries to pilot or persons on ground. Pilot was given more instruction and released for solo flight.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: BOTH PILOT LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON GOLF COURSE. DURING THE DESCENT THE BALLOON MADE CONTACT WITH A HOUSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO DAMAGE TO BALLOON MINOR DAMAGE TO HOUSE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PERSONS ON GROUND. PILOT WAS GIVEN MORE INSTRUCTION AND RELEASED FOR SOLO FLIGHT.