# NTSB Accident FTW88LA167
> **Adams A-60** · 1988-01-18 · AUSTIN, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW88LA167
- **Event ID:** 20001213X24910
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-01-18
- **Location:** AUSTIN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.260482, -97.959114
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Adams
- **Model:** A-60
- **Registration:** N9811N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE BALLOON WAS DEFLATED BY THE PASSENGER WHEN HE PULLED THE CROWN LINE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN RELINQUISHING THE LINE TO THE PASSENGER.

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