# Accident 20230712006639A: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A, Custer, SD, July 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2023, 06:45 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Airport: Custer County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 2PYR
- Location: 43.7667° N, 103.5988° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7667&lon=-103.5988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605KD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605KD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A (registry code 5190013, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-260a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 260A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230712006639A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 12, 2023, AT 6:45 AM A HOT AIR BALLOON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING LANDING WHILE ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PREVAILED AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HOT AIR BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED. ONE OF THE TWELVE PASSENGERS WAS INJURED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED 4 MILES WEST OF CUSTER, SD, JUST SOUTH OF HWY 16 NEAR "^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^", ON JULY 12, 2023, AT 05:54AM.

## 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 CEN23LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA302), Jul 12, 2023: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 260A (N605KD), Custer, SD, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s weather encounter that resulted in a high speed landing, the balloon tipping over, and serious injury to a passenger.

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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