# Accident 19951010033109A: Arostr RX8, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1995, 09:13 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9153X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153X-2014-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 57 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951010033109A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER RECEIVED FRACTURED SHOULDER IN HARD BALLOON LANDING. PILOT DID NOT FLARE DUE SURFACE WIND AND DRIFT.

## 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 FTW96LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA013), Oct 10, 1995: Aerostar RX 8 (N9153X), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision. The variable wind condition was a related factor.

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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