# NTSB Accident WPR24FA072
> **KUBICEK BB85Z** · 2024-01-14 · Eloy, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA072
- **Event ID:** 20240114193647
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-01-14
- **Location:** Eloy, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.819527, -111.54458
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 8
- **Total aboard:** 13
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KUBICEK
- **Model:** BB85Z
- **Registration:** N4961D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to open the rapid deflation valve during flight as a means of descending, which resulted in the deflation of the envelope and hard impact with terrain.

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