# Accident 20150927015209A: Lindstrand Balloons 69A, Albuquerque, NM, September 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2015, 07:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1492° N, 106.7747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1492&lon=-106.7747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N266LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N266LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 69A (registry code 5180000, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-69a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LINDSTRAND BALLOONS 69A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150927015209A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, THE PIC WAS HOLDING ON TO THE UPRIGHT.  ON TOUCHDOWN, THE BASKET TIPPED OVER.  PIC BROKE THREE RIBS.  NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMANGE TO THE BALLOON.

## 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 CEN15LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA434), Sep 27, 2015: Lindstrand LBL69A (N266LB), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate on approach, which resulted in a hard landing and the pilot sustaining a serious injury. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of…

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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