# Accident 20180902012869A: Lindstrand Balloons 77A, Brookfiled, MO, September 2, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2018, 08:53 local time
- Place: Brookfiled, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9081° N, 93.1439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9081&lon=-93.1439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370LB-2024-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lindstrand Balloons 77A (registry code 5180001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lindstrand-balloons-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LINDSTRAND BALLOONS 77A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180902012869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF HOT AIR BALLOON N370LB WAS LANDING IN A FIELD, THE WINDS AT ALTITUDE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN ON THE GROUND AND HIGHER THAN FORECAST. AS THE BALLOON DESCENDED THE WIND DIED OFF CAUSING A SHEER EFFECT. THE BALLOON HIT THE GROUND HARD AND FLIPPED OVER EJECTING THE PILOT FROM THE BASKET. THE BALLOON BECAME AIRBORNE WITH A PASSENGER WHO IS NOT A PILOT. THE PASSENGER PULLED THE RED EMERGENCY CORD AND DEFLATED THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON ONCE AGAIN LANDED  HARD, THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCED SOME BACK PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH ANTERIOR COMPRESSION FRACTURES OF THE 11TH AND 12TH THORACIC VERTEBREA.

## 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 CEN18LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA364), Sep 2, 2018: Lindstrand 77A (N370LB), Brookfield, MO, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in his ejection from the basket and serious injury to…

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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