# Accident 20080413835969A: Amtr N250, Buckeye, AZ, April 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2008, 08:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4975° N, 112.5108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4975&lon=-112.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35EX-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic S A N-250 (registry code 9130008, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-s-a-n-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR N250
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080413835969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A HIGH WIND LANDING ONE OF THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE WINDS WERE FORECASTED TO BE GUSTING UP TO 18 KTS DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX08CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA112), Apr 13, 2008: Ultramagic N-250 (N35EX), Buckeye, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to hear and follow the pilot's instructions to get down in the bottom of the balloon basket before the high wind landing. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.

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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