Probable cause
A hard landing, which resulted the basket tipping over and a passenger sustaining a serious injury.
NTSB analysis
Following a revenue sightseeing flight, the pilot landed the balloon hard in an open pasture, then the basket tipped over and was dragged by the balloon about 20 ft before it came to a stop. The pilot stated that after the accident, he saw one of his adult male passengers laying on top of his elderly mother in the bottom of the basket. The 85-year-old female passenger sustained serious injuries.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN19TA328 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 23, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lawton, Oklahoma
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Lindstrand 105A
- N-number
- N7172D
- Category
- Balloon
- Year built
- 2011
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Business
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