# NTSB Accident CEN24LA302
> **ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 260A** · 2024-08-02 · Colorado Springs, CO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN24LA302
- **Event ID:** 20240805194847
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-08-02
- **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.7191, -104.65941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 8
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND
- **Model:** 260A
- **Registration:** N26464
- **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.

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