# Accident 20071009022699A: Sproul 72KTET, Rio Rancho, NM, October 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2658° N, 106.6661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2658&lon=-106.6661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72KX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72KX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sproul Keith A 72K-TET (registry code 05617N9, https://openairdocs.org/model/sproul-keith-a-72k-tet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPROUL 72KTET
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 650 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009022699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT OF N72KX, A SPROUL MODEL 72K-TET BALLOON, SERIAL NUMBER S-003, MADE A HARD LANDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LOMA VISTA AND HIGH RESORT IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AIMING FOR A GOOD LANDING SITE, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A 16 KNOT WIND AT THE SURFACE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO OVERSHOOT HIS INTENDED LANDING LOCATION. THE BALLOON BASKET HIT A BLOCK WALL IN A NEW RESIDENTIAL LOT. THE BASKET KNOCKED OFF THE TOP THREE ROWS OF BLOCKS AND CAME TO REST ON AN ELEVATED LEDGE IN THE LOT. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS INJURED WHEN THE BASKET HIT THE BLOCK WALL.

## 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 DEN08LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA005), Oct 9, 2007: Sproul 72K-TET (N72KX), Rio Rancho, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/judgment, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to make a landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the unfavorable wind, and the pilot…

## Other reports on N72KX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20081010852639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081010852639A), Oct 10, 2008: Sproul 72KTET (N72KX), Bernalillo, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 10, 2008 at 0753 MDT an experimental amature built balloon, N72KX, was destroyed by fire when it came in contanct with electrical power lines. The…

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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