ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227835
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 2019 |
| Time: | c. 20:00 |
| Type: |  Aerostar RXS-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N91057 |
| MSN: | RXS8-3025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hume, Allegany County, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Aerostar RXS-8 balloon encountered inclement weather and landed hard. Two of the five POB transported with possible head injuries.
Another balloon, Aerostar RX-9, N9066Q, struck trees and landed hard five miles away from N91057 after encountering the same weather conditions.
Sources:
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/hot-air-balloon-accidents-in-allegany-county/71-08601239-2bd5-4ef5-9ddb-9e25554470fb
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/14-people-involved-in-two-separate-allegany-county-hot-air-balloon-accidents-thursday
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2019 21:35 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 02-Aug-2019 22:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Aug-2019 22:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 02-Aug-2019 22:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Nature, Source] |
| 03-Aug-2019 08:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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