SERS · Cameron Balloons N-210 · 2001-06-13 · RIO RANCHO, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN01LA116
Event ID
20010620X01226
Type
Accident
Date
2001-06-13
Location
RIO RANCHO, NM, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
5
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
9
Aircraft
Make
Cameron Balloons
Model
N-210
Registration
N7507V
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadvertent weather encounter with wind shear, and the resulting inability to maintain the proper landing descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the high wind weather condition.