# NTSB Accident CEN15LA434
> **LINDSTRAND LBL69A** · 2015-09-27 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA434
- **Event ID:** 20151001X22006
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-27
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.149166, -106.774719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LINDSTRAND
- **Model:** LBL69A
- **Registration:** N266LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate on approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the pilot sustaining a serious injury. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience flying a standard-shaped balloon.

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