# Accident 20230714009509A: Ultramagic Sa N-210, Erie, CO, July 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2023, 06:50 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0100° N, 105.0200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-105.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1958S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1958S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic N-210 (registry code 9230016, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-n-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAMAGIC SA N-210
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 7
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714009509A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 14, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0650 LOCAL TIME, AN ULTRAMAGIC SA N-210 BALLOON MADE A HARD LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 22 KTS GROUND SPEED, WHICH CAUSED THE BASKET TO TIP OVER AND SLIDE FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. THE BASKET AND BALLOON ENVELOPE RECEIVED NO DAMAGE. AT THE TIME, ALL 6 PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. LATER THAT DAY, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORGINATED 2.6 NM NORTHEAST OF EIRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEIK) AT APPROXIMATELY 0635 LOCAL TIME THE SAME DAY.

## 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 CEN23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA325), Jul 14, 2023: Ultramagic N-210 (N1958S), Erie, CO, no damage. Probable cause: A hard landing due to the high wind conditions which resulted in two passengers sustaining serious injuries.

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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