# NTSB Accident WPR20CA050
> **HEAD AX8 88B** · 2019-12-14 · Las Cruces, NM, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20CA050
- **Event ID:** 20191216X03953
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-12-14
- **Location:** Las Cruces, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.316944, -106.774719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HEAD
- **Model:** AX8 88B
- **Registration:** N2224H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A burner flameout, which resulted in the pilot's inability to arrest the balloon’s descent and its subsequent impact with power lines as he was trying to relight the burner.

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