# NTSB Accident ERA15LA319
> **HEAD AX9 118** · 2015-08-16 · New Holland, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA319
- **Event ID:** 20150818X05411
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-08-16
- **Location:** New Holland, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.125556, -76.105834
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HEAD
- **Model:** AX9 118
- **Registration:** N40104
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately secure the vent line, which resulted in the premature deflation of the balloon’s envelope and its subsequent contact with power lines. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's choice of an unsuitable landing area, which had power lines opposite the approach end, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate clearance from the lines during the landing.

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