# Accident 20190912013079A: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB60Z, Good Springs, NV, September 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2019, 09:24 local time
- Place: Good Springs, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9081° N, 115.4350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9081&lon=-115.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB60Z (registry code 1370507, https://openairdocs.org/model/balony-kubicek-spol-sro-bb60z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB60Z
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 9
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 1,029 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190912013079A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 0924 PST, THE NEVADA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A SIGHTSEEING HOT AIR BALLOON CRASH INVOLVING N505CZ, A BALONY KUBICEK SPOL SRO BB60Z BALLOON, WHICH CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE CONDUCTING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT IN THE AREA OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.

THE CRASH OCCURRED IN REMOTE DESERT TERRAIN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SEVENTEEN MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAS VEGAS, BETWEEN NEVADA STATE ROUTE SR160 AND GOODSPRINGS, NEVADA.

THE BALLOON INITIALLY LANDED HARD AND EJECTED FIVE OF THE NINE OCCUPANTS, INCLUDING THE PILOT.  THE BALLOON CONTINUED FLYING LOW LEVEL FOR AN APPROXIMATE HALF MILE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT LEAST THREE MORE TIMES EJECTING THE REMAINING FOUR PASSENGERS.  THE BALLOON SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO A REST ON A HILLSIDE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AFTER THE LAST PASSENGER WAS EJECTED.

ONE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER AND THE PILOT AND REMAINING SEVEN PASSENGERS WERE TRANSPORTED BY GROUND AMBULANCE.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TRAUMA CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE REMAINING SIX PASSENGERS WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED.

THE BASKET SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON ALL SIDES FROM THE IMPACTS WITH THE TERRAIN.  THE BASKET?S STAINLESS STEEL FRAME WAS BENT AND HAD SEVERAL AREAS OF SUBSTANTIAL WICKER DAMAGE.  THE BALLOON SUFFERED PUNCTURE DAMAGE TO 15 SEPARATE PANELS.  AN INSPECTION OF THE THREE PROPANE FUEL CYLINDERS ONBOARD DISCLOSED ALL THREE TANKS INDICATED THEY WERE EMPTY.

## 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 WPR19LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA257), Sep 12, 2019: Kubicek BB60 (N505CZ), Goodsprings, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious injuries to the pilot and two passengers.

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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