# NTSB Accident WPR20CA272
> **Aerostar International RX 8** · 2020-08-15 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20CA272
- **Event ID:** 20200815X85420
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-15
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.159999, -106.5
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar International
- **Model:** RX 8
- **Registration:** N900FC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to a high-wind landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious passenger injury.

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