# NTSB Accident DEN99LA003
> **Cameron N-120** · 1998-10-04 · ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11237
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-04
- **Location:** ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.060184, -106.620285
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cameron
- **Model:** N-120
- **Registration:** N1607G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The balloon's encounter with unforecasted wind shear and the subsequent inadvertent collision with terrain.  A factor was the pilot's inability to control the balloon's descent.

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