# Accident 20090531009509A: Natbal 858, Fremont, NE, May 31, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2009, 06:57 local time
- Place: Fremont, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4583° N, 96.4053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4583&lon=-96.4053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31802, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: National Ballooning 858 (registry code 6113320, https://openairdocs.org/model/national-ballooning-858) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NATBAL 858
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,265 total, 113 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090531009509A

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING A ONE OUR SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, THE PILOT WITH THREE PASSENGERS MADE A NORMAL LANDING WITH A 5 KNOT WIND.  DURING THE LANDING ONE OF THE THREE PASSENGERS LOST THEIR GRIP AND FELL, FRACTURING HER RIGHT ARM.

## 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 CEN09CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA328), May 31, 2009: National Ballooning 858 (N31802), Fremont, NE, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inability to position herself properly for the normal balloon landing.

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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