SERS · Balloon Works AX-8B · 1997-03-01 · PARKER, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97LA118
Event ID
20001208X07572
Type
Accident
Date
1997-03-01
Location
PARKER, AZ, USA
Coordinates
34.079902, -114.220458
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Balloon Works
Model
AX-8B
Registration
N9033H
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, which resulted in an excessive descent and subsequent hard landing, due to a drop in fuel pressure along with shifting winds at low altitude.