Lindstrand 105A N7172D
23 August 2019 · Lawton, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 August 2019 at about 13:00 local time, a Lindstrand 105A registered N7172D was involved in an accident near Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. 5 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6042, -98.3956
- Aircraft
- Lindstrand 105A
- Registration
- N7172D
- Category
- Balloon
- Year built
- 2011
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lawton → Lawton
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN19TA328
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
A hard landing, which resulted the basket tipping over and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Following a revenue sightseeing flight, the pilot landed the balloon hard in an open pasture, then the basket tipped over and was dragged by the balloon about 20 ft before it came to a stop. The pilot stated that after the accident, he saw one of his adult male passengers laying on top of his elderly mother in the bottom of the basket. The 85-year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lindstrand 105 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2018 | Lindstrand 105A | Driggs, Idaho, United States | Elevated Ballooning | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2019 | Piper PA60 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2019 | Cessna 150 | Cordell, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Israel 1124 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | Sundance Airport FBO LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Mar 2019 | Robinson R22 | Madill, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2019 | Aerospatiale AS350 | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | Air Evac Ems Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2019 | Piper PA28 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | Chickasha Wings Inc | No injuries | - |