# NTSB Accident NYC08FA307
> **Lindstrand Balloons 150A** · 2008-09-07 · Phoenixville, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC08FA307
- **Event ID:** 20080922X01516
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-09-07
- **Location:** Phoenixville, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.128887, -75.595001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lindstrand Balloons
- **Model:** 150A
- **Registration:** N844LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The separation of a portion of a fuel fitting during a hard landing resulting in release of fuel and a fire in the balloons basket area. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's published procedures to shut down the fuel system prior to landing and the operator's installation of a third fuel tank and the fuel fitting that separated during the hard landing.

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