# Accident 20220608021589A: Aerostar International Inc RX 8, Hot Springs, SD, June 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2022, 06:45 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3683° N, 103.3883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3683&lon=-103.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9158Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9158Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RX 8
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608021589A

## Narrative

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

SIGHT SEEING BALLOON LANDED HARD ON BEND OF CHEYENNE RIVER 3.75 MILES NE OF HSR AIRPORT. PILOT SAW THAT WIND ON SURFACE HAD INCREASED AND BRIEFED PASSENGERS ON LANDING PROCEDURES AND AN EXPECTED HARD LANDING. PILOT AND THE 2 PASSENGERS BRACED FOR A HARD LANDING,THE BALLOON BASKET CONTACTED THE SURFACE AND THE PASSENGER BASKET WAS DRUG ON SIDE DURING LANDING 1 PASSENGER FELL ON ON TOP OF THE OTHER ON THE LANDING BREAKING THE LOWER PASSENGER'S RIGHT CLAVICLE. INJURY IS CONSIDERED SERIOUS BY NTSB. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA238), Jun 8, 2022: Aerostar International RX 8 (N9158Z), Hot Springs, SD, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger lost her grip during landing in a balloon which resulted in her hitting the ground with her shoulder and suffering a serious injury.

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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