# NTSB Accident CEN17LA223
> **HEAD BALLOONS INC AX7 77B** · 2017-06-08 · Chatsworth, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17LA223
- **Event ID:** 20170612X60506
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-08
- **Location:** Chatsworth, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.753612, -88.291946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HEAD BALLOONS INC
- **Model:** AX7 77B
- **Registration:** N30721
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The balloon’s encounter with unexpected wind gusts during inflation, which resulted in the balloon becoming prematurely airborne and subsequently the pilot being ejected from the basket and one passenger receiving serious injuries while attempting to egress from the pilotless balloon.

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