# Accident 20240713021089A: Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z, Casper, WY, July 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2024, 06:58 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8349° N, 106.2493° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8349&lon=-106.2493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307CK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N307CK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z (registry code 1380503, https://openairdocs.org/model/kubicek-factory-s-r-o-bb26z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KUBICEK FACTORY S R O BB26Z
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713021089A

## Narrative

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

AS PILOT WAS LANDING BALLOON THE WIND PICKED UP AND AS SHE VENTED OUT AIR, THE BASKET HIT THE GROUND HARD EXPELLING HER FROM THE BASKET. AS THE BALLOON LIFTED OFF AGAIN (BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF WEIGHT OF THE PILOT) THE PASSENGER JUMPED OUT UNHURT.  THE BALLOON WENT ANOTHER 100YARDS OR SO AND SET DOWN WITH NO DAMAGE.

THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS NECK 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 WPR24LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA245), Jul 13, 2024: Kubicek Factory S R O BB26Z (N307CK), Casper, WY, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the balloon after encountering high wind conditions and windshear during the landing, which resulted in the pilot’s ejection from the basket and serious…

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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