# NTSB Accident FTW97LA011
> **Avian Balloon SKYHAWK** · 1996-10-05 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA011
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06877
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-05
- **Location:** ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Avian Balloon
- **Model:** SKYHAWK
- **Registration:** N47AV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The ground crew member's failure keep clear from the gondola during take off. A factor was the pilot's failure to insure crew coordination during take off.

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