# Accident 20230708015399A: Aerostar International Inc RX 8, Canandaigua, NY, July 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2023, 19:30 local time
- Place: Canandaigua, NY
- Airport: Canandaigua
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8436° N, 77.3433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8436&lon=-77.3433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9184D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9184D) (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
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708015399A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/8/23 BALLOON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FSDO RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL FROM A BALLOON PILOT , WHO REPORTED AN ACCIDENT IN HIS BALLOON.  THE PILOT REPORTED AT 1930 HE DEPARTED IUA (CANANDAIGUA) AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES S/SW NEAR BRISTOL. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST HER FOOTING, FELL, AND INJURED HER KNEE. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL LATER, AND IT WAS DETERMINED SHE BROKE HER LEG. NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON NOR OTHER INJURIES.

## 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 CEN23LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA293), Jul 8, 2023: Aerostar International RX 8 (N9184D), Canandaigua, NY, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing, the passenger’s leg hitting the gas tank, and 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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