# NTSB Accident CHI00LA054
> **Aerostar S49A** · 1999-12-31 · FLANDREAU, SD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI00LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20214
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-12-31
- **Location:** FLANDREAU, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.04026, -96.589027
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** S49A
- **Registration:** N6316U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the burner becoming disconnected from the balloon's frame.  A contributing factor was the high wind condition.

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