# Incident 20070717825719I: Aerstr S81A, Pringle, SD, July 17, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2007, 07:00 local time
- Place: Pringle, SD
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7601° N, 103.6006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7601&lon=-103.6006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5069B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5069B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S81A (registry code 7487907, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s81a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERSTR S81A
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070717825719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/17/07 AT 0700 A BALLOON OWNED BY BLACK HILLS BALLOONS LANDED HARD DURING AN AIR TOUR FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CUSTER, SD AND LANDED AT PRINGLE, SD.

## 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 CHI07LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA317), Jul 17, 2007: Aerostar International S81A (N5069B), Custer, SD, no damage. Probable cause: The high wind during landing. Contributing to the accident was the encounter with adverse weather during the flight.

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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