# Accident 19900908044499A: Natbal 75212, Altoona, IA, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Altoona, IA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6507° N, 93.4700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6507&lon=-93.4700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9006Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9006Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: National Ballooning 752-12 (registry code 05637M7, https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-752-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NATBAL 75212
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908044499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED ON LANDING. PASSENGER SUFFERED BROKEN KNEE CAP AFTER STRIKING A PROPANE TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA262), Sep 9, 1990: National Balloon AX-7 (N9006Y), Altoona, IA, no damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT CONTACT WITH A PROPANE TANK DURING A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PASSENGER.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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