# NTSB Accident CHI97LA108
> **Aerostar RXS-8** · 1997-04-20 · SIOUX FALLS, SD, USA · SERS
## 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.

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