What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 27, 2019, at approximately 0745 local time, N901UM, a S-90 balloon was conducting a personal flight and landed in a field near Lamesa, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The balloon received no damage after impact with the ground during landing. One passenger was seriously injured, pilot and one other passenger were not injured. The flight originated from forrest park in Lamesa, Texas on April 27, 2019, at approximately 0745 local time.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 27, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 LOCAL TIME, N901UM, A S-90 BALLOON WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR LAMESA, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE BALLOON RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AFTER IMPACT WITH THE GROUND DURING LANDING. ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, PILOT AND ONE OTHER PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORREST PARK IN LAMESA, TEXAS ON APRIL 27, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.