19961222039739A

Accident

FAA accident report · Arostr RX 8 · Rio Rancho, NM · December 22, 1996

Date: December 22, 1996 · 08:50 local
Place: Rio Rancho, NM
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N6310T
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA069
Reported as: Arostr RX8
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 568 total220 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N6310TRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Aerostar International RX 8S/N RX8-3083 Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8

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What happened

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Made hard high wind landing. Two passengers were ejected. Basket ran over one passenger. (-23) on December 22, 1996, at 0845 MST, an Aerostar RX-8 hot air balloon, N6310T, was not damaged during a hard landing near Rio Rancho, new Mexico. The commercial pilot and two of the passengers were not injured; however, one passenger sustained serious injuries when she was thrown from the basket. The balloon was registered to and operated by a private owner under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from the albuquerque balloon park in albuquerque, new Mexico, approximately one hour before the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight and a flight plan had N0T been filed.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD HIGH WIND LANDING. TWO PASSENGERS WERE EJECTED. BASKET RAN OVER ONE PASSENGER. (-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 1996, AT 0845 MST, AN AEROSTAR RX-8 HOT AIR BALLOON, N6310T, WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING NEAR RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO OF THE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN SHE WAS THROWN FROM THE BASKET. THE BALLOON WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON PARK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD N0T BEEN FILED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW97LA069Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRio Rancho, NMThe pilot's inadvertent flight into high wind.Dec 22, 1996 · Minor damage

Other reports on N6310T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20041010027121IClimb · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On Sunday, October 10, 2004, an Aerostar RX-8, N6310T, collided with another hot air balloon during a private flight which originated from the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta field at approximately 0800 MST. Visual meteorological conditions…Oct 10, 2004