Eagle Balloons C-7 N360E
1 July 2003 · Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2003 at about 13:45 local time, a Eagle Balloons C-7 registered N360E was involved in an accident near Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3500, -106.6217
- Aircraft
- Eagle Balloons C-7
- Registration
- N360E
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rio Rancho → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA119
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
a hard landing for undetermined reasons. Factors relating to the accident were the unfavorable winds and landing on hilly terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that when the balloon took off, the winds were calm. He reported on landing they were approximately 10 knots. The pilot said he made a stand-up landing on hilly terrain. The pilot reported that the landing was a hard landing, but was not one of the hardest landings he'd experienced. During the landing, the passenger suffered a compound fracture in her lower left leg.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Eagle Balloons C-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1987 | Eagle Balloons C-7 | Montvale, Virginia, United States | Above the Rest, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna 182R | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna R172E | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Kirtland Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2003 | Maule M-7-235C | Truth or Conseq, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Adams Balloon A55 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502 | Sedan, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2003 | Cessna T210K | Deming, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |