ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228997
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| Date: | Thursday 12 September 2019 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Kubicek BB60Z |
| Owner/operator: | Vegas Hot Air Sin City Balloon Rides |
| Registration: | N505CZ |
| MSN: | 1207 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Goodsprings, SW of Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV |
| Las Vegas, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, after about 1 hour into the flight, the wind changed, and the balloon's direction shifted south toward terrain that was not suitable for a balloon landing. The pilot then aligned the balloon with a more suitable landing location and began the descent. As the balloon neared the surface, the wind increased, and the pilot briefed the passengers of a potential high-wind landing. He pulled the vent line, but the balloon did not deflate as he expected. The balloon landed hard, and the pilot and several passengers were ejected from the basket. Afterward, the balloon flew at a low level for about 0.5 mile, and the remaining three passengers were ejected from the basket. The balloon came to rest on a hillside in remote desert terrain. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the balloon.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious injuries to the pilot and two passengers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA257
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=505CZ
Location
Media:
Nine people injured in Las Vegas after hot air balloon they were travelling in crash landed pic.twitter.com/hezZPASjCA
— TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) September 13, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2019 06:12 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Sep-2019 09:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Damage] |
| 13-Sep-2019 09:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 13-Sep-2019 13:58 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 13-Sep-2019 13:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Sep-2019 15:15 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, Category, Accident report] |
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