# Accident 19960927030309A: Colt 240A, Phoenix, AZ, September 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1996, 08:07 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6795° N, 112.0891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6795&lon=-112.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer 240A (registry code 2301225, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-240a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLT 240A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960927030309A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING LIFTED. HIT WALL. PILOT FELL OUT. BALLOON DRIFTED AND FINALY LANDED. NO WX BRIEF. FAILED DEFLATE.

## 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 LAX96FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA344), Sep 27, 1996: Thunder and Colt Colt 240A (N434TC), Phoenix, AZ, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs which led to his misjudgment of his descent rate during landing. Contributing factors were: his failure to activate the deflation…

## Other reports on N434TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19931016044359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931016044359I), Oct 16, 1993: Colt 240A (N434TC), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Balloon basket skidded into a tree while attemping to land in high 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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