# Accident 20240626021199A: Ultramagic Sa T210, Taos, NM, June 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2024, 07:30 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4996° N, 105.7388° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4996&lon=-105.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ultramagic T210 (registry code 9230012, https://openairdocs.org/model/ultramagic-t210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ULTRAMAGIC SA T210
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240626021199A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 26, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:30 MST, AN ULTRAMAGIC BALLLOON (SA T210), WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT WITH A PASSENGER INJURY. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS SIGHTSEEING. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NO BASKET/ENVELOPE DAMAGE WAS INCURRED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY (BROKEN BONE). THE PILOT WAS CERTIFICATED AT THE COMMERCIAL LEVEL. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED A LOCATION NEAR ARROYO HONDO, NM. (VICINITY OF TAOS). ONE PASSENGER INCURRED THREE FRACTURES OF THE ANKLE BONE.

## 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 WPR24LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA223), Jun 26, 2024: Ultramagic T210 (N53WB), Arroyo Hondo, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s failure to maintain a proper landing position and handhold during the landing sequence, which resulted in 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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