ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385904
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 2001 |
| Time: | 07:45 LT |
| Type: |  Aerostar RX-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4031A |
| MSN: | RX8-3288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 162 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, CO |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the completion of a local area passenger flight, the balloon encountered a temperature inversion during approach. The pilot did not adequately adjust for the increased rate of descent and a hard landing occurred. The pilot was thrown from the balloon and one of the passengers jumped. The balloon then ascended and the balloon crew chief talked the remaining passenger through a successful landing. The pilot received serious injuries and her two passengers minor injuries.
Probable Cause: failure by the pilot to control descent rate during approach to land. A factor was a temperature inversion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA099
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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