SERS · Aerostar RXS-8 · 1997-04-20 · SIOUX FALLS, SD, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI97LA108
Event ID
20001208X07686
Type
Accident
Date
1997-04-20
Location
SIOUX FALLS, SD, USA
Coordinates
43.550273, -96.690086
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
6
Aircraft
Make
Aerostar
Model
RXS-8
Registration
N71493
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the ground crewmember failed to maintain visual contact with the balloon, while it was landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the ground crewmember allowed her attention to be diverted while keeping a child out of harms way.