# Accident 20191007023419A: Aerostar International Inc RX-7, Rio Rancho, NM, October 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2019, 09:05 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2417° N, 106.7678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2417&lon=-106.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9126K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9126K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX-7
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 300 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191007023419A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 7,2019, AT 0900 MDT, AN AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX-7, N9126K, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING APPROXIMATELY 021.87 DEGREES, 7.69 MILES FROM DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT (BALLOON) WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CORRALES, NM SOCCER FIELDS, ON OCTOBER 7, 2019, AT 0800 MDT.

## 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 GAA20CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA012), Oct 7, 2019: Aerostar International RX 7 (N9126K), Rio Rancho, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and a postaccident fire.

## Other reports on N9126K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20091005020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005020069A), Oct 5, 2009: Raven RX7 (N9126K), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On October 5, 2009 at 0802 MDT N9126K, an Aerostar RX-7 hot air balloon, struck a tent supporting structure while approaching a target area during a balloon…

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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