NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL83LA218
Registry · N2046D
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
HEAD BALLOONS INC AX7-77
TCDS
A29SO · HEAD BALLOONS INC
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1A40D
Registrant of record
THUM KEVIN D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS WINGS DURING LANDING ON A SOFT MUDDY FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A SOFT FIELD LANDING ON THE MUDDY FIELD. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD IN A NOSEDOWN ATTITUDE. THE RT SIDE LANDING GEAR PIVOTED AND DUG IN FLIPPING THE ULTRALIGHT OVER ON THE WINGS. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_ATL83LA218.txt.
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