# Accident 20130624011419A: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB70Z, Windsor, CO, June 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: Windsor, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4394° N, 104.9764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4394&lon=-104.9764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1235J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235J-2025-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB70Z (registry code 1370508, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb70z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB70Z
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 72 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130624011419A

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON, BALONY KUBICEK BALLOON MODEL BB70Z, N1235J OPERATED BY LONGMONT HOT AIR BALLOON LLC DEPARTED FROM LONGMONT COLORADO AT 1305Z (0705MDT).  THERE WERE 9 PERSONNEL ON BOARD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND 8 PASSENGERS.

THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT APPROXIMATELY 1430Z (0830MDT) IN A WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE EAST OF THE FORT COLLINS LOVELAND AIRPORT (KFNL)(N40.444, W104.980).

KFNL AWOS AT THE TIME WAS;

KFNL 241435Z AUTO 17016G20KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A2993 RMK AO1=.

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS DRUG BY THE WINDS APPROXIMATELY 175 YARDS COMING TO REST WITH THE BASKET ON ITS SIDE.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.  ONE ADDITIONAL PASSENGER WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY.  THE REMAINING 6 PASSENGERS REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT.  THE BALLOON BASKET SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA372), Jun 24, 2013: Kubicek BB70Z (N1235J), Windsor, CO, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ encounter with increased wind, which resulted in a hard and fast 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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