# Accident 20110906018729A: Aerostar International Inc S-60A, Park City, UT, September 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Park City, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6697° N, 111.4047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6697&lon=-111.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7154E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7154E-2021-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC S-60A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 50 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110906018729A

## Narrative

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

WIND CONDITIONS BECAME GUSTY AFTER TAKE OFF. PILOT MADE HARD LANDING WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY CONDITIONS.

## 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 WPR11CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA435), Sep 6, 2011: Aerostar International S-60A (N7154E), Park City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon during the landing on uneven ground.

## Other reports on N7154E (1)

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

- [Accident 19971010039329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971010039329A), Oct 10, 1997: Raven S60A (N7154E), Albuquerque, NM. Hard landed. Passenger fell twisted and broke an ankle. (-23) on October 10, 1997, approximately 0900 mountain daylight time, an Aerostar S-60A hot air…

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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