# NTSB Accident CEN23LA305
> **ADAMS BALLOON AB** · 2023-07-14 · Lafayette, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23LA305
- **Event ID:** 20230714192627
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-07-14
- **Location:** Lafayette, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.975563, -105.07882
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ADAMS BALLOON
- **Model:** AB
- **Registration:** N895FA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent hard landing in high wind conditions resulting in serious injury of two passengers. Contributing to the accident was the increase in prevailing winds prior to the forecast.

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