# Accident 20110727014189A: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z, Hartsel, CO, July 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2011, 07:45 local time
- Place: Hartsel, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0489° N, 105.6778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0489&lon=-105.6778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1545T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1545T-2017-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB85Z (registry code 1370509, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb85z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB85Z
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,562 total, 29 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA517) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110727014189A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/27/2011 AT 0745 MDT, N1545T, A BALONY KUBICEL BB85Z BALLOON, MADE A HARD LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR HARTSEL COLORADO. THERE WERE 11 PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, THE BALLOON WAS UNDAMAGED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN11CA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA517), Jul 27, 2011: Kubicek BB85 (N1545T), Hartsel, CO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with high wind which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

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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