SERS · ULTRAMAGIC N-250 · 2013-06-08 · Golden, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13LA356
Event ID
20130618X95835
Type
Accident
Date
2013-06-08
Location
Golden, CO, USA
Coordinates
39.887222, -105.218887
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
2
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
11
Aircraft
Make
ULTRAMAGIC
Model
N-250
Registration
N753ZF
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
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.