# NTSB Accident IAD04CA045
> **Cameron Balloons Z-90** · 2004-08-25 · Dover, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04CA045
- **Event ID:** 20040929X01518
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-25
- **Location:** Dover, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.002498, -76.85028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cameron Balloons
- **Model:** Z-90
- **Registration:** N1032B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate prior to ground contact, which resulted in a hard landing.  A factor was the relatively high winds (for balloon flight.)

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