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Aviation accident DFW08LA088
SERS · Balloon Works Firefly 9 · 2008-03-30 · Questa, NM, USA
Event
- NTSB number
DFW08LA088- Event ID
20080403X00416- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2008-03-30
- Location
- Questa, NM, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.70639, -105.593055
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 6
Aircraft
- Make
- Balloon Works
- Model
- Firefly 9
- Registration
- N72345
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The balloon's encounter with a wind gust/downdraft during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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