Lindstrand Balloons 120A N410LB
11 July 2004 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 July 2004 at about 13:00 local time, a Lindstrand Balloons 120A registered N410LB was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.0344, -106.6017
- Aircraft
- Lindstrand Balloons 120A
- Registration
- N410LB
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN04CA103
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain/obtain the proper descent rate.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing, the balloon impacted the ground hard and tipped over. Two passengers from one side of the balloon fell on top of two passengers on the other side of the balloon causing serious injury to two passengers.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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