# NTSB Accident WPR26LA052
> **CAMERON BALLOONS US A-225** · 2025-11-24 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR26LA052
- **Event ID:** 20251201202082
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-11-24
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.014949, -106.6085
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 9
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CAMERON BALLOONS US
- **Model:** A-225
- **Registration:** N980VA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The balloon landing in increased wind, and the pilot’s inability to maintain the proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.

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