# NTSB Accident FTW95LA338
> **GENERAL BALLOON NEWPORT AX8** · 1995-08-12 · HOUSTON, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW95LA338
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04239
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-12
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.569078, -95.129447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GENERAL BALLOON
- **Model:** NEWPORT AX8
- **Registration:** N1384E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE LOSS OF LIFT AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING AS RESULT OF THE DISENGAGEMENT OF A VELCRO STRIP AT THE TOP OF THE BALLOON'S ENVELOPE.

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