# Accident 20041010024239A: Aerstr S60S, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2004, 08:25 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1453° N, 106.7953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1453&lon=-106.7953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6377C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6377C-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S-60S (registry code 7484058, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s-60s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERSTR S60S
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 253 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041010024239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2004, AT 0825 MST, AN AEROSTAR S-60-S, N6377C, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, PERFORMED A HARD LANDING AFTER CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. DURING THE LANDING, A PASSENGER FELL AGAINST THE PILOT'S LEG, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN TIBIA AS A RESULT. THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT AS PART OF THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 MST.

## 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 DEN05CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA010), Oct 10, 2004: Aerostar International S-60S (N6377C), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: the passenger striking the pilot's leg during the landing, resulting in a fractured leg.

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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