# Accident 19971010039329A: Raven S60A, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0599° N, 106.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0599&lon=-106.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7154E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7154E-2021-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971010039329A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDED. PASSENGER FELL TWISTED AND BROKE AN ANKLE. (-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 0900 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AEROSTAR S-60A HOT AIR BALLOON, N7154E, SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, BUT ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY. THE PILOT GAVE HIS PASSENGERS A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING THAT INCLUDED THE POSITIONS TO ASSUME DURING LANDING. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 30 MINUTES, A LANDING APPROACH WAS INITIATED. THE PILOT INSTRUCTED THE PASSENGERS TO ASSUME THE LANDING POSITION. THE PILOT SAID A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, ONE PASSENGER FELL TO A SQUATTING POSITION AND HER FOOT WAS LATERALLY ROTATED, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HER ANKLE.

## 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 FTW98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA010), Oct 10, 1997: Aerostar S-60A (N7154E), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger failing to follow the pilot's instructions as to the proper brace position to assume for landing.

## Other reports on N7154E (1)

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

- [Accident 20110906018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110906018729A), Sep 6, 2011: Aerostar International Inc S-60A (N7154E), Park City, UT, Minor damage. Wind conditions became gusty after take off. Pilot made hard landing while landing in gusty conditions.

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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