# Accident 20010513009899A: Arostr RX8, Sterling, CO, May 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2001, 07:45 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4031A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4031A) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010513009899A

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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