# NTSB Accident WPR21LA158
> **ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 77A** · 2021-01-23 · Rio Rancho, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR21LA158
- **Event ID:** 20210415102921
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-01-23
- **Location:** Rio Rancho, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.368302, -106.67298
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND
- **Model:** 77A
- **Registration:** N477LB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing and fatal passenger injury when the passenger fell out of the basket.

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