# Accident 20040708015509A: Arostr S53H, Sioux Falls, SD, July 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2004, 20:25 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5819° N, 96.7419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5819&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5001J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5001J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International AEROSTAR S53H (registry code 7487911, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-aerostar-s53h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR S53H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 40 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708015509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 8, 2004, AT 8:25 P.M. CDT, STEVEN I. PAREZO WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N5001J, AEROSTAR S53H. UPON LANDING, THE BALLOON ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI04LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA204), Jul 8, 2004: Aerostar S53H (N5001J), Sioux Falls, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area for the balloon and his failure to maintain clearance with the transmission line. A contributing factor was the presence of the transmission line.

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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