# NTSB MKC78DA040: Thunder AX7-77, N48189, Lindsborg, KS, May 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Lindsborg, KS · LINDSBORG, KS
- Location: 38.5771° N, 97.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lindsborg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5771&lon=-97.6740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1071  78/5/20    LINDSBORG,KS        THUNDER AX7-77      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 230
        TIME - 0803                    N48189              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KS                   LINDSBORG,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           13                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO DEFLATE AFTER LDG DUE TO ADJUSTMENT OF RIPLINE FASTENER.WND GUSTING 28K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48189](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48189-1998-01-06), registration cancelled 1998-01-06, S/N 039 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THUNDER AX7-77
- Registry model: [Thunder Balloons AX7-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-balloons-ax7-77) (registry code 8970107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780520015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520015169A), May 20, 1978: Thundr AX656A, Lindsborg, KS, Substantial damage. Plt unable to deflate after ldg due to adjustment of ripline fast. Wnd gusting 28K.

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.

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