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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Arostr RX 8 · Sterling, CO · May 13, 2001

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Date: May 13, 2001 · 07:45 local
Place: Sterling, CO
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4031A
Reported as: Arostr RX8

N4031ARegistered now · Aerostar International RX 8S/N RX8-3288 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)The pilot and one passenger fell out of the basket when the balloon made a hard landing. The balloon ascended with one passenger still on board. The passenger landed the balloon with no injury to himself. The pilot and one passenger suffered injuries. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER FELL OUT OF THE BASKET WHEN THE BALLOON MADE A HARD LANDING. THE BALLOON ASCENDED WITH ONE PASSENGER STILL ON BOARD. THE PASSENGER LANDED THE BALLOON WITH NO INJURY TO HIMSELF. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^