# NTSB Accident NYC06CA117
> **Cameron Balloons Z-120** · 2006-05-23 · Montvale, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC06CA117
- **Event ID:** 20060618X00764
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-05-23
- **Location:** Montvale, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.377223, -79.709724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cameron Balloons
- **Model:** Z-120
- **Registration:** N1072S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **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 in the accident were the wind gusts.

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