MINR · ULTRAMAGIC SA T210 · 2013-06-08 · Boulder, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13IA349
Event ID
20130613X82747
Type
Incident
Date
2013-06-08
Location
Boulder, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.924999, -105.225555
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
10
Total aboard
12
Aircraft
Make
ULTRAMAGIC SA
Model
T210
Registration
N201FW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
MINR
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.