Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260A N26464

Summary

On 2 August 2024 at about 13:00 local time, a Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260A registered N26464, operated by Marketing Services Inc of Pueblo, was involved in an accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 9 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.

Date

2 August 2024 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

38.7191, -104.6594

Aircraft

Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 260A

Registration

N26464

Category

Balloon

Year built

2014

Operator

Marketing Services Inc of Pueblo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA302

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following an uneventful flight, the pilot descended the balloon at a steep angle into a vacant field. The pilot had briefed the passengers on the proper brace position before the flight and then again just before the landing. The basket touched down firmly, bounced several times and came to rest on its side. Following the landing a passenger experienced pain in his leg. It was later determined the passenger had a broken ankle. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the balloon that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.