# NTSB Accident FTW02LA025
> **Cameron Balloon A-210** · 2001-10-28 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA025
- **Event ID:** 20011101X02178
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-28
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.190246, -106.49913
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 7
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 11
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cameron Balloon
- **Model:** A-210
- **Registration:** N30606
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's excessive descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing.  Contributing factors were the high wind conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.

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