# NTSB Accident DEN05CA009
> **Thunder and Colt 180A** · 2004-10-09 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05CA009
- **Event ID:** 20041116X01829
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-10-09
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.180557, -106.606109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Thunder and Colt
- **Model:** 180A
- **Registration:** N784TC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the balloon pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to maintain aircraft control during descent into high winds resulting in a hard landing and subsequent serious injury to a passenger.  Factors contributing to the accident were the high winds and excessive descent rate.

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