# Accident 20091008019999A: Arostr RX8, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1219° N, 106.6531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1219&lon=-106.6531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4014J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4014J-2021-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 46 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091008019999A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 8, 2009 AT 0930 MDT, N4014J, AN AEREOSTAR RX-8 HOT AIR BALLOON, LANDED IN A PARKING LOT NEAR 10TH ST AND CANDELARIA IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS LITTLE APPARENT WIND UNTIL JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE BALLOON INTO A BUILDING, BREAKING A GLASS DOOR BUT CAUSING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON.  THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE BALLOON, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.  A SECOND PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE RULES OF 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN10CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA015), Oct 8, 2009: Aerostar International RX8 (N4014J), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to select an adequate landing area.

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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