# NTSB Accident CEN13LA347
> **AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8** · 2013-06-08 · Arvada, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA347
- **Event ID:** 20130613X20505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-08
- **Location:** Arvada, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.8675, -105.239723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC
- **Model:** RX 8
- **Registration:** N7059U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving across the region.

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